bhuja

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀪𑀼𑀚 (Brahmi script)
• भुज (Devanagari script)
• ভুজ (Bengali script)
• භුජ (Sinhalese script)
• ဘုဇ or ꧤုၹ (Burmese script)
• ภุช or ภุชะ (Thai script)
• ᨽᩩᨩ (Tai Tham script)
• ຠຸຊ or ຠຸຊະ or ພຸຂະ (Lao script)
• ភុជ (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑄪𑄎 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Formed from the root bhuj (“to bend”), with the noun form inherited from Sanskrit भुज (bhuja). In Pali, the noun is a specific instance of the adjective, while Sanskrit appears to lack the adjective.

Adjective

bhuja

1. bending
2. crooked

Declension

Declension table of "bhuja" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhujo	bhujā
Accusative (second)	bhujaṃ	bhuje
Instrumental (third)	bhujena	bhujehi or bhujebhi
Dative (fourth)	bhujassa or bhujāya or bhujatthaṃ	bhujānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhujasmā or bhujamhā or bhujā	bhujehi or bhujebhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhujassa	bhujānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhujasmiṃ or bhujamhi or bhuje	bhujesu
Vocative (calling)	bhuja	bhujā

Declension table of "bhujā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhujā	bhujāyo or bhujā
Accusative (second)	bhujaṃ	bhujāyo or bhujā
Instrumental (third)	bhujāya	bhujāhi or bhujābhi
Dative (fourth)	bhujāya	bhujānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhujāya	bhujāhi or bhujābhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhujāya	bhujānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhujāya or bhujāyaṃ	bhujāsu
Vocative (calling)	bhuje	bhujāyo or bhujā

Declension table of "bhuja" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhujaṃ	bhujāni
Accusative (second)	bhujaṃ	bhujāni
Instrumental (third)	bhujena	bhujehi or bhujebhi
Dative (fourth)	bhujassa or bhujāya or bhujatthaṃ	bhujānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhujasmā or bhujamhā or bhujā	bhujehi or bhujebhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhujassa	bhujānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhujasmiṃ or bhujamhi or bhuje	bhujesu
Vocative (calling)	bhuja	bhujāni

Derived terms

• bhuja (“arm”)
• bhujaga (“snake”)

Noun

bhuja m

1. arm

Declension

Declension table of "bhuja" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhujo	bhujā
Accusative (second)	bhujaṃ	bhuje
Instrumental (third)	bhujena	bhujehi or bhujebhi
Dative (fourth)	bhujassa or bhujāya or bhujatthaṃ	bhujānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhujasmā or bhujamhā or bhujā	bhujehi or bhujebhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhujassa	bhujānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhujasmiṃ or bhujamhi or bhuje	bhujesu
Vocative (calling)	bhuja	bhujā

Etymology 2

Formed from the root bhuj (“to cleanse”).

Adjective

bhuja

1. clean, pure, bright
2. beautiful

Declension

Declension table of "bhuja" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhujo	bhujā
Accusative (second)	bhujaṃ	bhuje
Instrumental (third)	bhujena	bhujehi or bhujebhi
Dative (fourth)	bhujassa or bhujāya or bhujatthaṃ	bhujānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhujasmā or bhujamhā or bhujā	bhujehi or bhujebhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhujassa	bhujānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhujasmiṃ or bhujamhi or bhuje	bhujesu
Vocative (calling)	bhuja	bhujā

Declension table of "bhuja" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhujaṃ	bhujāni
Accusative (second)	bhujaṃ	bhujāni
Instrumental (third)	bhujena	bhujehi or bhujebhi
Dative (fourth)	bhujassa or bhujāya or bhujatthaṃ	bhujānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhujasmā or bhujamhā or bhujā	bhujehi or bhujebhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhujassa	bhujānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhujasmiṃ or bhujamhi or bhuje	bhujesu
Vocative (calling)	bhuja	bhujāni