ภพ
Thai
Alternative forms
- ภว (pwá), ภวะ (pwá)
Etymology
From Pali bhava (“realm; world”); ultimately from Sanskrit भव (bhava); possibly via Old Khmer bhaba, bhabbha, bhabva, bvabbha, °bhubva, bhap (“(1) birth, origin; (2) existence, being, life; (3) world, realm; etc”). Cognate with Lao ພົບ (phop), Modern Khmer ភព (phup).
Pronunciation
Orthographic | ภพ bʰ b | |
Phonemic | พบ b ɓ | |
Romanization | Paiboon | póp |
Royal Institute | phop | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /pʰop̚˦˥/(R) | |
Homophones | พบ |
Noun
ภพ
- (Buddhism, Hinduism) saṃsāra: the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth endured by mortal beings.
- (elegant) birth, origin; existence, being, life.
- (elegant) land, ground, earth; state, country, nation.
- (elegant, often one of supernatural, mythical, or imaginary nature, or one beyond reality) world; realm; domain; sphere.
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