भ्रम

Borrowed from Sanskrit भ्रम (bhrama).

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱɾəm/, [bʱɾə̃m]

भ्रम • (bhram) m

1. misconception, mistaken view

   भ्रम होना ― bhram honā ― to be mistaken

   भ्रम पैदा करना ― bhram paidā karnā ― to confuse

   Synonyms: ग़लतफ़हमी (ġaltafahmī), वहम (vaham)

• भ्रमित (bhramit)
• भ्रामक (bhrāmak)
• दृष्टिभ्रम (dŕṣṭibhram)
• मतिभ्रम (matibhram)

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “भ्रम”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

From the root भ्रम् (bhram, “to wander”) +‎ -अ (-a)

भ्रम • (bhrama) m

1. wandering or roaming about, roving over or through (comp.) Kathās.
2. moving about, rolling (as of the eyes) Rājat.
3. turning round, revolving, rotation (acc. with √ दा = to swing) MBh. Sūryas. Hcat.
4. a whirling flame RV.
5. a whirlpool, eddy Prab.
6. a spring, fountain, watercourse L.
7. a potter's wheel Sāṃkhyak.
8. a grindstone
9. a gimlet or auger L.
10. a circle Āryabh.
11. giddiness, dizziness Suṡr.
12. confusion, perplexity, error, mistake (ifc. mistaking anything for) Hariv. Kāv. Rājat. &c.

• Magadhi Prakrit: *𑀪𑀫 (*bhama)
  • Assamese: ভুৱা (bhua)
• → Tamil: பிரமை (piramai)