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sambhavo

sambhava

masc nom sg of sambhava (noun); masc nom sg of sambhava (adj); aor 2nd sg of sambhavi (verb)

  1. sambhava (masc): birth; origin; source (of)
  2. sambhava (masc): production; generation; creation (of)
  3. sambhava (adj): produced (by); born (from); come into being (from)
  4. sambhava (masc): existence; being
  5. sambhava (masc): semen virile
  6. sambhava (adj): implicit
  7. sambhavi (aor): arose
  8. sambhava (masc): chief disciple of Sikhī Buddha; lit. benevolent

Etymology. saṃ + √bhū > bhav + *a; from √bhū 'be, become'; Sanskrit sambhava [sambhū]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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