As a deity name
Name 958 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
भूधर · noun · masculine
पहाड़ · शेष नाग · विष्णु — Śabdasāgara
भूधर · masculine
mountain, hill
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi भूधर — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit भूधर (bhūdhara).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
bhū—dhara mfn. ‘e˚-bearing’, dwelling in the e˚, R.
bhū—dhara m. ‘earth-supporting’, N. of Kṛṣṇa, BhP.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘mountain’ and ‘king’
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
bhū—dhara mfn. ‘e˚-bearing’, dwelling in the e˚, R.
bhū—dhara m. ‘earth-supporting’, N. of Kṛṣṇa, BhP.
of Baṭuka-bhairava, L.
bhū—dhara m. a mountain (ifc. f(ā). ), MBh.; Hariv.; Pur. &c.
bhū—dhara m. ‘mountain’ and ‘king’, Harav.
Alternative readings
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