bhūta

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भूत (bhūta, “demon”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bu.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ta
  • Hyphenation: bhū‧ta

Noun

bhūta

  1. any living being
  2. material element
  3. a particular class of demons
  4. demon (in general)

Suffix

bhūta

  1. being ... , becoming ...

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦧꦸꦠ (buta) (inherited)
    • → Indonesian: buta
  • → Balinese: ᬪᬹᬢ (buta)

Pali

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Etymology

This past participle of bhavati (“to be”) can be traced back to Sanskrit भूत (bhūta) and beyond. Note that the past participle naturally has an active sense.

Adjective

bhūta

  1. natural
  2. genuine
  3. true

Declension

Declension table of "bhūta" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)bhūtobhūtā
Accusative (second)bhūtaṃbhūte
Instrumental (third)bhūtenabhūtehi or bhūtebhi
Dative (fourth)bhūtassa or bhūtāya or bhūtatthaṃbhūtānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)bhūtasmā or bhūtamhā or bhūtābhūtehi or bhūtebhi
Genitive (sixth)bhūtassabhūtānaṃ
Locative (seventh)bhūtasmiṃ or bhūtamhi or bhūtebhūtesu
Vocative (calling)bhūtabhūtā
Declension table of "bhūtā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)bhūtābhūtāyo or bhūtā
Accusative (second)bhūtaṃbhūtāyo or bhūtā
Instrumental (third)bhūtāyabhūtāhi or bhūtābhi
Dative (fourth)bhūtāyabhūtānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)bhūtāyabhūtāhi or bhūtābhi
Genitive (sixth)bhūtāyabhūtānaṃ
Locative (seventh)bhūtāya or bhūtāyaṃbhūtāsu
Vocative (calling)bhūtebhūtāyo or bhūtā
Declension table of "bhūta" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)bhūtaṃbhūtāni
Accusative (second)bhūtaṃbhūtāni
Instrumental (third)bhūtenabhūtehi or bhūtebhi
Dative (fourth)bhūtassa or bhūtāya or bhūtatthaṃbhūtānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)bhūtasmā or bhūtamhā or bhūtābhūtehi or bhūtebhi
Genitive (sixth)bhūtassabhūtānaṃ
Locative (seventh)bhūtasmiṃ or bhūtamhi or bhūtebhūtesu
Vocative (calling)bhūtabhūtāni

Derived terms

Noun

bhūta m

  1. beings
  2. living beings
  3. animate nature
  4. city spirit guardians

Declension

Declension table of "bhūta" (masculine)
Case \ NumberPlural
Nominative (first)bhūtā
Accusative (second)bhūte
Instrumental (third)bhūtehi or bhūtebhi
Dative (fourth)bhūtānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)bhūtehi or bhūtebhi
Genitive (sixth)bhūtānaṃ
Locative (seventh)bhūtesu
Vocative (calling)bhūtā

Noun

bhūta n

  1. inanimate nature

Declension

Declension table of "bhūta" (neuter)
Case \ NumberPlural
Nominative (first)bhūtāni
Accusative (second)bhūtāni
Instrumental (third)bhūtehi or bhūtebhi
Dative (fourth)bhūtānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)bhūtehi or bhūtebhi
Genitive (sixth)bhūtānaṃ
Locative (seventh)bhūtesu
Vocative (calling)bhūtāni

Noun

bhūta m

  1. supernatural being, ghost

Declension

Declension table of "bhūta" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)bhūtobhūtā
Accusative (second)bhūtaṃbhūte
Instrumental (third)bhūtenabhūtehi or bhūtebhi
Dative (fourth)bhūtassa or bhūtāya or bhūtatthaṃbhūtānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)bhūtasmā or bhūtamhā or bhūtābhūtehi or bhūtebhi
Genitive (sixth)bhūtassabhūtānaṃ
Locative (seventh)bhūtasmiṃ or bhūtamhi or bhūtebhūtesu
Vocative (calling)bhūtabhūtā

Descendants

Noun

bhūta n

  1. nature, creation
  2. truth
  3. (as second element of a bahuvrihi, with respect to the first element)
    1. what has been or happened
    2. having become, acting as, being

Declension

Declension table of "bhūta" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)bhūtaṃbhūtāni
Accusative (second)bhūtaṃbhūtāni
Instrumental (third)bhūtenabhūtehi or bhūtebhi
Dative (fourth)bhūtassa or bhūtāya or bhūtatthaṃbhūtānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)bhūtasmā or bhūtamhā or bhūtābhūtehi or bhūtebhi
Genitive (sixth)bhūtassabhūtānaṃ
Locative (seventh)bhūtasmiṃ or bhūtamhi or bhūtebhūtesu
Vocative (calling)bhūtabhūtāni

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