suvaṇṇabhūmi

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

𑀲𑀼𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀪𑀽𑀫𑀺 (Brahmi script)
सुवण्णभूमि (Devanagari script)
সুৱণ্ণভূমি (Bengali script)
සුවණ‍්ණභූමි (Sinhalese script)
သုဝဏ္ဏဘူမိ (Burmese script)
สุวณฺณภูมิ (Thai script)
ᩈᩩᩅᨱ᩠ᨱᨽᩪᨾᩥ (Tai Tham script)
សុវណ្ណភូមិ (Khmer script)

Etymology

suvaṇṇa +‎ bhūmi. Compare with Sanskrit सुवर्णभूमि (suvarṇabhūmi).

Noun

suvaṇṇabhūmi ?

land of gold; a name for a country in Southeast Asia.

Descendants

→ English: Siam (disputed)
→ Khmer: សុវណ្ណភូមិ (sownnɑɑphuumiʾ)
→ Burmese: သုဝဏ္ဏဘူမိ (su.wanna.bhumi.)
→ Thai: สุวรรณภูมิ (sù-wan-ná-puum)

References

suvaṇṇa in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)

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