भ्रू

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *HbʰrúHs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs. Cognate with Persian ابرو‎ (abru), Old English brū (English brow), Ancient Greek ὀφρύς (ophrús) and Tocharian B pärwāne.

Pronunciation

Noun

भ्रू • (bhrū) f

  1. eyebrow

Declension

Feminine ū-stem declension of भ्रू (bhrū)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative भ्रूः
bhrūḥ		 भ्रुवौ
bhruvau		 भ्रुवः
bhruvaḥ
Vocative भ्रूः
bhrūḥ		 भ्रुवौ
bhruvau		 भ्रुवः
bhruvaḥ
Accusative भ्रुवम्
bhruvam		 भ्रुवौ
bhruvau		 भ्रुवः
bhruvaḥ
Instrumental भ्रुवा
bhruvā́		 भ्रूभ्याम्
bhrūbhyā́m		 भ्रूभिः
bhrūbhíḥ
Dative भ्रुवे / भ्रुवै¹
bhruvé / bhruvaí¹		 भ्रूभ्याम्
bhrūbhyā́m		 भ्रूभ्यः
bhrūbhyáḥ
Ablative भ्रुवः / भ्रुवाः¹
bhruváḥ / bhruvā́ḥ¹		 भ्रूभ्याम्
bhrūbhyā́m		 भ्रूभ्यः
bhrūbhyáḥ
Genitive भ्रुवः / भ्रुवाः¹
bhruváḥ / bhruvā́ḥ¹		 भ्रुवोः
bhruvóḥ		 भ्रुवाम् / भ्रूणाम्¹
bhruvā́m / bhrūṇā́m¹
Locative भ्रुवि / भ्रुवाम्¹
bhruví / bhruvā́m¹		 भ्रुवोः
bhruvóḥ		 भ्रूषु
bhrūṣú
Notes
  • ¹Later Sanskrit

Descendants

  • Magadhi Prakrit: [Term?]
    • Bengali: ভুরু (bhuru)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: [Term?]
    • Marathi: भुवइ (bhuvai)
    • Konkani: भुव (bhuv)
  • Pali: bhamu
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: [Term?]
  • → Tamil: புருவம் (puruvam)

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 770/3
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