English Explanatory Dictionary

Jambavan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Jambavan Jāmbavan Jambavana Jāmbavana Jambavat Jāmbavat Jambavantha Jambuwana Zabaman Sambuvan

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Sanskrit जाम्बवत् (jāmbavat).

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