Jambavan

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proper noun

Name of an immortal sloth-bear (or sometimes a monkey) in Hindu mythology, often stylized as "king of the bears".

OriginSanskrit जाम्बवत् →
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Meanings

proper nounJambavan (uncountable)

alternative Jāmbavan · alternative Jambavana · alternative Jāmbavana · alternative Jambavat · alternative Jāmbavat · alternative Jambavantha · alternative Jambuwana · alternative Zabaman · alternative Sambuvan

  1. HinduismuncountableName of an immortal sloth-bear (or sometimes a monkey) in Hindu mythology, often stylized as "king of the bears".

Origin

  1. Sanskritजाम्बवत्
  2. EnglishJambavan

Ultimately borrowed from Sanskrit जाम्बवत् (jāmbavat).

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Translations

Bengali জাম্ববান
  • জাম্ববান (jamboban)sloth-bear in Hindu mythology
Chinese Mandarin 阎波梵, 尚巴望
  • 阎波梵 (yánbōfàn)sloth-bear in Hindu mythology
  • 尚巴望 (shàngbāwàng)sloth-bear in Hindu mythology
Hindi जांबवान्, जांबवन्त
  • जांबवान् (jāmbvān)sloth-bear in Hindu mythology
  • जांबवन्त (jāmbvant)sloth-bear in Hindu mythology
  • जाम्बवन्त (jāmbavant)sloth-bear in Hindu mythology
  • रीछपति (rīchapti)sloth-bear in Hindu mythology
Japanese ジャンバヴァン
  • ジャンバヴァン (janbavan)sloth-bear in Hindu mythology
Malay Jambuwana
  • Jambuwanasloth-bear in Hindu mythology
Punjabi ਜਾਂਵਬੰਧ
  • ਜਾਂਵਬੰਧ (jā̃vbandh)sloth-bear in Hindu mythology
Tamil சாம்பவான்
  • சாம்பவான் (cāmpavāṉ)sloth-bear in Hindu mythology
Thai ชมพูพาน
  • ชมพูพาน (champhūphān)sloth-bear in Hindu mythology
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