As a Hindi name
भानुवार · noun · masculine
रविवार । एतवार — Śabdasāgara
भानुवार · masculine
Sunday
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi भानुवार — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit भानुवार (bhānuvāra). By surface analysis, भानु (bhānu, “sun”) + वार (vār, “day”).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
bhānu—vāra m. Sunday, L. (cf. -dina).
bhānuvāra m. (-raḥ) Sunday. E. bhānu the sun, and vāra a day.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Sunday, (cf. -dina).
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Dictionary citations
bhānu—vāra m. Sunday, L. (cf. -dina).
bhānuvāra m. (-raḥ) Sunday. E. bhānu the sun, and vāra a day.
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