Wednesday, January 27, 2010

भौंरा بَھونرا ♣ Eng. fremitus

भौंरा بَھونرا ♣ Eng. fremitus

[bʰɔ̵̃rā], m. a large black bee.

[◀MIA: Pk. bhamara- m., °rī- f. ‘bee’, °riyā- f. ‘wasp’, bhavara- m. ‘bee’; Pa. bhamara- m. ‘bumble-bee’ ◀OIA bhramará- m. ‘large black bee’ MBh., °aka- m. lex. ◀PIE *bherem- ‘to buzz, drone, hum’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. fremitus ]

☞ (Platts, 1884) 0197; (Turner, 1966) 9651, 9581; (Pali-Eng., 1925) 498; (MW, 1899) 0769; (Pokorny, 1959) 0142; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.271

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