भूमध्य
Hindi
Etymology
Sanskritic formation from भू (bhū) + मध्य (madhya).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bʱuː.məd̪ʱ.jᵊ/, [bʱuː.mɐd̪ʱ.jᵊ]
Noun
भूमध्य • (bhūmadhya) m
- the middle of the Earth, the Mediterranean
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | भूमध्य bhūmadhya |
| oblique | भूमध्य bhūmadhya |
| vocative | भूमध्य bhūmadhya |
Derived terms
- भूमध्य सागर (bhūmadhya sāgar, “Mediterranean Sea”)
- भूमध्य रेखा (bhūmadhya rekhā, “Equator”)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भूमध्य”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press