ભાણ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀡𑀼 (bhāṇu), from Sanskrit भानु (bhānú), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰaHnúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaHnúš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-nú-s, from *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”). Cognate with Punjabi ਭਾਣ (bhāṇ).

Noun

ભાણ • (bhāṇ) m

1. (formal) the Sun

   Synonyms: સૂર્ય (sūrya), સૂરજ (sūraj), આદિત્ય (āditya), રવિ (ravi)

2. a sun