fem instr sg of bhūmi (noun); fem dat sg of bhūmi (noun); fem abl sg of bhūmi (noun); fem gen sg of bhūmi (noun); …
Etymology. From Indo-European *bʰewH- 'to grow, swell, be'; cognate with Sanskrit bhūmi, English 'be', Latin fui. The concrete image is of the swelling, growing earth; the word extends to 'foundation' and 'realm' as the solid ground on which things stand and develop.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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