भ्रमण

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भ्रमण (bhramaṇa). Cognate with Bengali ভ্রমণ (bhromon).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱɾə.məɳ/, [bʱɾɐ.mɐ̃ɳ]

Noun

भ्रमण • (bhramaṇ) m

1. tour, sightseeing

   Synonym: घूमना-फिरना (ghūmnā-phirnā)

2. trip, journey

   Synonyms: यात्रा (yātrā), सफ़र (safar)

Declension

Declension of भ्रमण (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भ्रमण bhramaṇ	भ्रमण bhramaṇ
oblique	भ्रमण bhramaṇ	भ्रमणों bhramaṇõ
vocative	भ्रमण bhramaṇ	भ्रमणो bhramaṇo

Derived terms

• भ्रमण करना (bhramaṇ karnā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भ्रमण”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভ্ৰমণ (Assamese script)
• ᬪ᭄ᬭᬫᬡ (Balinese script)
• ভ্রমণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰿𑰨𑰦𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑁆𑀭𑀫𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• ဘြမဏ (Burmese script)
• ભ્રમણ (Gujarati script)
• ਭ੍ਰਮਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦿꦩꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂹𑂩𑂧𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ಭ್ರಮಣ (Kannada script)
• ភ្រមណ (Khmer script)
• ຠ຺ຣມຓ (Lao script)
• ഭ്രമണ (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᡵᠠᠮᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘿𑘨𑘦𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠷᠠᠮᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧠𑧈𑧆𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑑂𑐬𑐩𑐞 (Newa script)
• ଭ୍ରମଣ (Odia script)
• ꢩ꣄ꢬꢪꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑇀𑆫𑆩𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖿𑖨𑖦𑖜 (Siddham script)
• භ්‍රමණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳 𑪙𑩼𑩴𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚶𑚤𑚢𑚘 (Takri script)
• ப்⁴ரமண (Tamil script)
• భ్రమణ (Telugu script)
• ภฺรมณ (Thai script)
• བྷྲ་མ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑓂𑒩𑒧𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑩇𑨫𑨢𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root भ्रम् (bhram, “to wander”) +‎ -अन (-ana)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɾɐ.mɐ.ɳɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱɾɐ.mɐ.ɳɐ/

Noun

भ्रमण • (bhramaṇa) stem, n

1. wandering or roaming about, roving through, circumambulating
2. wavering, staggering, unsteadiness
3. turning round, revolution, the orbit (of a planet)
4. giddiness, dizziness
5. a cupola
6. erring, falling into error
7. causing to go round

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of भ्रमण (bhramaṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भ्रमणम् bhramaṇam	भ्रमणे bhramaṇe	भ्रमणानि / भ्रमणा¹ bhramaṇāni / bhramaṇā¹
Vocative	भ्रमण bhramaṇa	भ्रमणे bhramaṇe	भ्रमणानि / भ्रमणा¹ bhramaṇāni / bhramaṇā¹
Accusative	भ्रमणम् bhramaṇam	भ्रमणे bhramaṇe	भ्रमणानि / भ्रमणा¹ bhramaṇāni / bhramaṇā¹
Instrumental	भ्रमणेन bhramaṇena	भ्रमणाभ्याम् bhramaṇābhyām	भ्रमणैः / भ्रमणेभिः¹ bhramaṇaiḥ / bhramaṇebhiḥ¹
Dative	भ्रमणाय bhramaṇāya	भ्रमणाभ्याम् bhramaṇābhyām	भ्रमणेभ्यः bhramaṇebhyaḥ
Ablative	भ्रमणात् bhramaṇāt	भ्रमणाभ्याम् bhramaṇābhyām	भ्रमणेभ्यः bhramaṇebhyaḥ
Genitive	भ्रमणस्य bhramaṇasya	भ्रमणयोः bhramaṇayoḥ	भ्रमणानाम् bhramaṇānām
Locative	भ्रमणे bhramaṇe	भ्रमणयोः bhramaṇayoḥ	भ्रमणेषु bhramaṇeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Hindi: भ्रमण (bhramaṇ)
• Tamil: பிரமணம் (piramaṇam)