भुजंग
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit भुजङ्ग (bhujaṅga).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bʱʊ.d͡ʒəŋɡ/, [bʱʊ.d͡ʒɐ̃ŋɡ]
- Rhymes: -ə̃ŋɡ
Noun
भुजंग • (bhujaṅg) m (Urdu spelling بھجنگ)
- cobra
- Synonym: नाग (nāg)
- (yoga) Bhujangasana (the cobra pose)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | भुजंग bhujaṅg |
भुजंग bhujaṅg |
| oblique | भुजंग bhujaṅg |
भुजंगों bhujaṅgõ |
| vocative | भुजंग bhujaṅg |
भुजंगो bhujaṅgo |
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
- भुजग (bhujaga)
- भुजङ्ग (bhujaṅga) — pronunciation spelling
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ভুজংগ (Assamese script)
- ᬪᬸᬚᬂᬕ (Balinese script)
- ভুজংগ (Bengali script)
- 𑰥𑰲𑰕𑰽𑰐 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀪𑀼𑀚𑀁𑀕 (Brahmi script)
- ဘုဇံဂ (Burmese script)
- ભુજંગ (Gujarati script)
- ਭੁਜਂਗ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌂𑌗 (Grantha script)
- ꦨꦸꦗꦁꦒ (Javanese script)
- 𑂦𑂳𑂔𑂁𑂏 (Kaithi script)
- ಭುಜಂಗ (Kannada script)
- ភុជំគ (Khmer script)
- ຠຸຊໍຄ (Lao script)
- ഭുജംഗ (Malayalam script)
- ᢨᡠᢀ᠋ᡯᠠᡤᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘥𑘳𑘕𑘽𑘐 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠾᠤᢀ᠋ᠽᠠᠺᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧅𑧔𑦵𑧞𑦰 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐨𑐸𑐖𑑄𑐐 (Newa script)
- ଭୁଜଂଗ (Odia script)
- ꢩꢸꢙꢀꢔ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆨𑆶𑆘𑆁𑆓 (Sharada script)
- 𑖥𑖲𑖕𑖽𑖐 (Siddham script)
- භුජංග (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩳𑩒𑩣𑪖𑩞 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚡𑚰𑚑𑚫𑚌 (Takri script)
- பு⁴ஜஂக³ (Tamil script)
- భుజంగ (Telugu script)
- ภุชํค (Thai script)
- བྷུ་ཛཾ་ག (Tibetan script)
- 𑒦𑒳𑒖𑓀𑒑 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨡𑨃𑨥𑨸𑨍 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From *भुजम् (*bhujam, “bent, curved”) + ग (ga, “going, moving”), referring to the slithering of snakes. For a similar formation, see पतंग (pataṃga). The Sanskrit root is भुज् (bhuj).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bʱu.d͡ʑɐŋ.ɡɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /bʱu.d͡ʑɐŋ.ɡɐ/
Noun
भुजंग • (bhujaṃga) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | भुजंगः (bhujaṃgaḥ) | भुजंगौ (bhujaṃgau) भुजंगा¹ (bhujaṃgā¹) |
भुजंगाः (bhujaṃgāḥ) भुजंगासः¹ (bhujaṃgāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | भुजंगम् (bhujaṃgam) | भुजंगौ (bhujaṃgau) भुजंगा¹ (bhujaṃgā¹) |
भुजंगान् (bhujaṃgān) |
| instrumental | भुजंगेन (bhujaṃgena) | भुजंगाभ्याम् (bhujaṃgābhyām) | भुजंगैः (bhujaṃgaiḥ) भुजंगेभिः¹ (bhujaṃgebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | भुजंगाय (bhujaṃgāya) | भुजंगाभ्याम् (bhujaṃgābhyām) | भुजंगेभ्यः (bhujaṃgebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | भुजंगात् (bhujaṃgāt) | भुजंगाभ्याम् (bhujaṃgābhyām) | भुजंगेभ्यः (bhujaṃgebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | भुजंगस्य (bhujaṃgasya) | भुजंगयोः (bhujaṃgayoḥ) | भुजंगानाम् (bhujaṃgānām) |
| locative | भुजंगे (bhujaṃge) | भुजंगयोः (bhujaṃgayoḥ) | भुजंगेषु (bhujaṃgeṣu) |
| vocative | भुजंग (bhujaṃga) | भुजंगौ (bhujaṃgau) भुजंगा¹ (bhujaṃgā¹) |
भुजंगाः (bhujaṃgāḥ) भुजंगासः¹ (bhujaṃgāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Pali: bhujaṅga
- → Old Khmer: būjuṅa
- Khmer: ភុជង្គ (phucngkɔɔ)
- → Thai: ภุชงค์ (pú-chong)
- → Old Khmer: būjuṅa
- → Hindi: भुजंग (bhujaṅg)
- → Tamil: புஜங்கம் (pujaṅkam)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “bhujaṃga”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 759, column 2.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) “bhujaga-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 370