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bhavañca

bhava

masc

1. bhava (masc): being; becoming; existence
2. bhava (masc): state of existence; form of becoming
3. bhava (nt): state of existence; form of becoming
4. bhava (masc): well-being; prosperity; development
5. bhavant (masc): master; sir; respected man; lit. being present
6. bhavanta (prp): becoming
7. bhavaṃ (masc): venerable; respectable person; honourable person; lit. being present
8. bhavaṃ (masc): master; sir; you
9. …

Analysis. bhavaṃ + ca

Etymology. √bhū > bhav + *a; from √bhū 'be, become'; Sanskrit bhava [bhū]

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

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