Definition
A historical title for a Hindu goddess or a woman of high social status in South Asian contexts, particularly in Indian culture.
Etymology
From Sanskrit भवानी (bhavānī), derived from भव (bhava) meaning 'becoming' or 'existence'. The name is particularly associated with goddess Parvati and means 'the one who brings into being'.
Kelly Says
Bhowani Junction, a famous 1954 film and 1954 novel, brought this term to Western audiences as a symbol of India's independence movement and the complexity of identity during the British Raj.
Translations
ARالعربية
بهاوِني
ba-ha-wi-ni
BNবাংলা
ভৌওয়ানী
bo-ow-a-nee
CACatalà
bhowani
bo-wa-nee
CSČeština
bhowani
bo-wa-nee
DADansk
bhowani
bo-wa-nee
DEDeutsch
bhowani
bo-wa-nee
ELΕλληνικά
βωανού
vo-wa-noo
ESEspañol
bhowani
bho-wa-nee
FAفارسی
بهاواني
ba-ha-wa-ni
FISuomi
bhowani
bo-wa-nee
FRFrançais
bhowani
bo-wa-nee
HEעברית
בוהונית
bo-ho-nit
HIहिन्दी
भौवानी
bho-wa-nee
HUMagyar
bhowani
bo-wa-nee
IDBahasa Indonesia
bhowani
bo-wa-ni
ITItaliano
bhowani
bo-wa-nee
MSBahasa Melayu
bhowani
bo-wa-ni
MYမြန်မာ
ဘောဝနီ
ba-o-wa-nee
NLNederlands
bhowani
bo-wa-nee
NONorsk
bhowani
bo-wa-nee
PLPolski
bhowani
bo-wa-nee
PTPortuguês
bhowani
bo-wa-nee
RORomână
bhowani
bo-wa-nee
RUРусский
бхауани
bhau-a-ni
SVSvenska
bhowani
bo-wa-nee
SWKiswahili
bhowani
bo-wa-ni
TAதமிழ்
பௌவானி
pou-va-a-ni
TEతెలుగు
భౌవాణి
bho-wa-a-ni
THไทย
บาโหวนี
ba-ho-wa-nee
TRTürkçe
bhowani
bo-wa-ni
UKУкраїнська
бхауані
bhau-a-ni
URاردو
بھاوِنی
ba-ha-wi-ni
VITiếng Việt
bhowani
bo-wa-ni