Jambavan

English

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Sanskrit जाम्बवत् (jāmbavat).

Proper noun

Jambavan (uncountable)

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

Alternative forms

Jāmbavan, Jambavana, Jāmbavana, Jambavat, Jāmbavat, Jambavantha, Jambuwana, Zabaman, Sambuvan

Translations

sloth-bear in Hindu mythology

Bengali: জাম্ববান (jambban)
Gujarati: જાંબુવાન m (jā̃buvān)
Hindi: जांबवन्त m (jāmbvant), जाम्बवन्त m (jāmbavant), रीछपति m (rīchapti)
Kannada: ಜಾಂಬವಂತ (kn) (jāmbavanta)
Malayalam: ജാംബവാന് (jāmbavānŭ)
Marathi: जांबुवंत (jāmbuvant)

Punjabi: ਜਾਂਵਬੰਧ m (jā̃vabandh)
Sanskrit: जाम्बवत् (sa) m (jāmbavat), ऋक्षराज (sa) m (ṛkṣarāja)
Tamil: சாம்பவான் (ta) (cāmpavāṉ)
Telugu: జాంబవంతుడు (te) (jāmbavantuḍu)
Thai: ชมพูพาน

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