भँवर

Hindi

Alternative forms

• भौंर (bha͠ur)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀫𑀭 (bhamara), from Sanskrit भ्रमर (bhramará, “large black bee; spinning top”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱə̃.ʋəɾ/, [bʱɐ̃.ʋɐɾ]

Noun

भँवर • (bhãvar) m (Urdu spelling بھَنوَر)

1. black bee, carpenter bee, Xylocopa
2. whirlpool, spinning of the waves

Declension

Declension of भँवर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भँवर bhãvar	भँवर bhãvar
oblique	भँवर bhãvar	भँवरों bhãvarõ
vocative	भँवर bhãvar	भँवरो bhãvaro

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भँवर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhramara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhramará”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press