بھوئیں

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀪𑀽𑀫𑀺 (bhūmi), from Sanskrit भूमि (bhū́mi, “earth, ground”). Doublet of بھوں (bhoṉ). Cognate with Pahari-Potwari بِھیئیں (bhī'eṉ).

Alternative forms

• بُھوئیں (bhū'eṉ) — Shahpuri
• بھوں (bhoṉ)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): [po˥˩.ẽː]
• (atonal dialects) IPA^(key): [bʱo.ẽː]

Noun

بھوئیں • (bho'eṉ) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਭੋਏਂ)

1. land, ground, soil

   Synonyms: زَمِین (zamīn), دَھرتی (dhartī)

2. Earth

   Synonym: دَھرتی (dhartī)

3. fields, property

   Synonym: زَمِین (zamīn)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Shahpuri) IPA^(key): [bʱu.ẽː]

Noun

بُھوئیں • (bhū'eṉ) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਭੂਏਂ)

1. (Shahpuri) Alternative form of بھوئیں (bho'eṉ)

Further reading

• “بھوئیں”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024