suvaṇṇabhūmi

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

suvaṇṇabhūmi f

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

Declension

Descendants

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

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “suvaṇṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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