bhū

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀪𑀽 (Brahmi script)
• भू (Devanagari script)
• ভূ (Bengali script)
• භූ (Sinhalese script)
• ဘူ or ꧤူ (Burmese script)
• ภู (Thai script)
• ᨽᩪ (Tai Tham script)
• ຠູ (Lao script)
• ភូ (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑄫 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit भू (bhū, “the earth”).

Noun

bhū f

1. the earth

Declension

Declension table of "bhū" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhū	bhuyo or bhū
Accusative (second)	bhuṃ	bhuyo or bhū
Instrumental (third)	bhuyā	bhūhi or bhūbhi
Dative (fourth)	bhuyā	bhūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhuyā	bhūhi or bhūbhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhuyā	bhūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhuyā or bhuyaṃ or bhuvi	bhūsu
Vocative (calling)	bhu	bhuyo or bhū

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit भ्रू (bhrū, “eyebrow”).

Noun

bhū f

1. eyebrow

Declension

Declension table of "bhū" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhū	bhuyo or bhū
Accusative (second)	bhuṃ	bhuyo or bhū
Instrumental (third)	bhuyā	bhūhi or bhūbhi
Dative (fourth)	bhuyā	bhūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhuyā	bhūhi or bhūbhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhuyā	bhūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhuyā or bhuyaṃ	bhūsu
Vocative (calling)	bhu	bhuyo or bhū