भुई

See also: भई and भाई

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘥𑘳𑘃 (bhuī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀪𑀽𑀫𑀺 (bhūmi), from Sanskrit भूमि (bhū́mi). Doublet of भूमी (bhūmī). Compare Gujarati ભોં (bhõ), Hindustani بُھئِیں (bhuī̃) / भुईं (bhuī̃), Sindhi ڀنُئيِ / भुंई, Nepali भुइँ (bhuĩ), Maithili भुइँ (bhuĩ) / 𑒦𑒳𑒃𑒿 (bhuĩ), Odia ଭୁଇଁ (bhuĩ), Assamese ভূঁই (bhũi), Sinhalese බිම (bima), Dhivehi ބިން (bin̊), Romani phuv.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʱui/, [bʱuːiː]

Noun

भुई • (bhuī) f

1. earth, ground

   Synonyms: जमीन (jamīn), भूमी (bhūmī)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “भुई”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “भुई,_भुईं”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “भुई-ईं”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhūˊmi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press