Jambavan
Jambavan proper noun: name of an immortal sloth-bear (or sometimes a monkey) in Hindu mythology, often stylized as "king of the bears".
Proper noun
Jambavan (uncountable)
Jambavan meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
Jambavan in Hindi
- sloth-bear in Hindu mythology
- जांबवन्त jāmbvant, जाम्बवन्त jāmbavant, रीछपति rīchapti
Jambavan in Tamil
- sloth-bear in Hindu mythology
- சாம்பவான் cāmpavāṉ
Jambavan in Marathi
- sloth-bear in Hindu mythology
- जांबुवंत jāmbuvanta
Jambavan in Bengali
- sloth-bear in Hindu mythology
- জাম্ববান jamboban
More languagesFewer languages
- Jambavan in Telugu
- జాంబవంతుడు jāmbavantuḍu
- Jambavan in Malayalam
- ജാംബവാന് jāmbavānŭ
- Jambavan in Kannada
- ಜಾಂಬವಂತ jāmbavanta
- Jambavan in Punjabi
- ਜਾਂਵਬੰਧ jā̃vbandh
- Jambavan in Gujarati
- જાંબુવાન jā̃buvān
- Jambavan in Sanskrit
- जाम्बवत् jāmbavat, ऋक्षराज ṛkṣarāja
- Jambavan in Malay
- Jambuwana
- Jambavan in Thai
- ชมพูพาน champhūphān
Forms of Jambavan
| alternative form | Jāmbavan |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Jambavana |
| alternative form | Jāmbavana |
| alternative form | Jambavat |
| alternative form | Jāmbavat |
| alternative form | Jambavantha |
| alternative form | Jambuwana |
| alternative form | Zabaman |
| alternative form | Sambuvan |
Origin of Jambavan
Ultimately borrowed from Sanskrit जाम्बवत् (jāmbavat).
Questions about Jambavan
- What does Jambavan mean?
- Jambavan means name of an immortal sloth-bear (or sometimes a monkey) in Hindu mythology, often stylized as "king of the bears".
- What is Jambavan in Hindi?
- Jambavan in Hindi is जांबवन्त (jāmbvant), जाम्बवन्त (jāmbavant), रीछपति (rīchapti). See Jambavan meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Jambavan?
- Jambavan is a proper noun.
Words near Jambavan in the dictionary
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