बभ्रु
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
- बभ्रुक (babhruka)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bábʰruṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰábʰruš (“beaver, mongoose”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus (“beaver”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬡𐬭𐬀 (baβra), Latin fiber, Lithuanian bẽbras, Old English beofor (whence English beaver).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bɐ́bʱ.ɽu/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbɐbʱ.ɽu/
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bɐbʱ.ɽú/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbɐbʱ.ɽu/
Noun
बभ्रु • (bábhru, babhrú) m
- a ichneumon, mongoose
- any small brown mammal
- reddish-brown color
Declension
Masculine u-stem declension of बभ्रु (bábhru) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | बभ्रुः bábhruḥ | बभ्रू bábhrū | बभ्रवः bábhravaḥ |
Vocative | बभ्रो bábhro | बभ्रू bábhrū | बभ्रवः bábhravaḥ |
Accusative | बभ्रुम् bábhrum | बभ्रू bábhrū | बभ्रून् bábhrūn |
Instrumental | बभ्रुणा / बभ्र्वा¹ bábhruṇā / bábhrvā¹ | बभ्रुभ्याम् bábhrubhyām | बभ्रुभिः bábhrubhiḥ |
Dative | बभ्रवे / बभ्र्वे² bábhrave / bábhrve² | बभ्रुभ्याम् bábhrubhyām | बभ्रुभ्यः bábhrubhyaḥ |
Ablative | बभ्रोः / बभ्र्वः² bábhroḥ / bábhrvaḥ² | बभ्रुभ्याम् bábhrubhyām | बभ्रुभ्यः bábhrubhyaḥ |
Genitive | बभ्रोः / बभ्र्वः² bábhroḥ / bábhrvaḥ² | बभ्र्वोः bábhrvoḥ | बभ्रूणाम् bábhrūṇām |
Locative | बभ्रौ bábhrau | बभ्र्वोः bábhrvoḥ | बभ्रुषु bábhruṣu |
Notes |
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Masculine u-stem declension of बभ्रु (babhrú) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | बभ्रुः babhrúḥ | बभ्रू babhrū́ | बभ्रवः babhrávaḥ |
Vocative | बभ्रो bábhro | बभ्रू bábhrū | बभ्रवः bábhravaḥ |
Accusative | बभ्रुम् babhrúm | बभ्रू babhrū́ | बभ्रून् babhrū́n |
Instrumental | बभ्रुणा / बभ्र्वा¹ babhrúṇā / babhrvā̀¹ | बभ्रुभ्याम् babhrúbhyām | बभ्रुभिः babhrúbhiḥ |
Dative | बभ्रवे / बभ्र्वे² babhráve / babhrvè² | बभ्रुभ्याम् babhrúbhyām | बभ्रुभ्यः babhrúbhyaḥ |
Ablative | बभ्रोः / बभ्र्वः² babhróḥ / babhrvàḥ² | बभ्रुभ्याम् babhrúbhyām | बभ्रुभ्यः babhrúbhyaḥ |
Genitive | बभ्रोः / बभ्र्वः² babhróḥ / babhrvàḥ² | बभ्र्वोः babhrvóḥ | बभ्रूणाम् babhrūṇā́m |
Locative | बभ्रौ babhraú | बभ्र्वोः babhrvóḥ | बभ्रुषु babhrúṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants
- Pali: babbu (“cat”)
- → Telugu: బభ్రువు (babhruvu)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “बभ्रु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 721/3.