bhūmibhāge

bhūmibhāga

masc acc pl of bhūmibhāga (noun); masc loc sg of bhūmibhāga (noun)

piece of earth; plot of land

Built from

bhūmi — stem · earth
From √bhū 'to be, become'; the earth as what has come into being. Cognate: English be, German bin.
bhāga — stem · part, portion
From √bhaj 'to share, divide, break'; the part that falls to one. Cognate: English break, Latin frangere.

Analysis. Compound of bhūmi (earth) + bhāga (part, portion, share). A division or portion of earth; land divided into plots.

Etymology. bhūmi from √bhū (become, be), cognate with English be, Sanskrit bhavati; bhāga from √bhaj (share, divide), cognate with English break (both from PIE *bhreg- to break or divide).

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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