भीम
See also: भूमि
Sanskrit
Etymology
From भी (bhī́, √bhī)
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bʱiː.mɐ́/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbʱiː.mɐ/
Adjective
भीम • (bhīmá)
- fearful
- terrific
- terrible
- awful
- formidable
- tremendous
Proper noun
भीम • (bhīma) m
- Name of the second son of Pandu (also called भीम-सेन and वृकोदर ; he was only the reputed son of पाण्डु, being really the son of his wife पृथा or कुन्ती by the wind-god वायु, and was noted for his size, strength and appetite)
Descendants
- Telugu: భీముడు (bhīmuḍu)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “भीम”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0758.