梵

梵 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 木木竹弓戈 (DDHNI), four-corner 4421₇, composition ⿱林凡)

• 𭊃, 滼, 𫍉

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 531, character 9
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14888
• Dae Jaweon: page 919, character 10
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1210, character 5
• Unihan data for U+68B5

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *bloms, *bum): semantic 林 (“forest”) + phonetic 凡 (OC *bom) – lush. Originally a variant form of 芃 (OC *boːŋ, *bum).

As a word for transcribing Indic languages, the reading 梵 (MC bjomH) probably derives from Gandhari and transcribes the syllables such as bram̄(a), bra(m)m-, etc. (Bailey, 1946) in words like 𐨦𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨸 (bram̄a, “Brahma”), 𐨦𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨞 (bramaṇa, “a brahmin”), and it appears in the classical Chinese lexicon in 梵天 (“Brahma, name of a deity”), 梵志 (“a person dedicated to religion”), 梵行 (“good, pure conduct”), etc. The sense for "Sanskrit" originally refers to its status as a religious language. In modern usage, it is also used to translate various terms in Hinduism, such as Brahman.

梵

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) lush; luxuriant
2. (Hinduism) Brahman; the ultimate reality in the universe (concept in Hinduism)
3. (figurative) quiet; peaceful; undisturbed
4. of or pertaining to Buddhism; Buddhist
5. of or pertaining to ancient India or the Sanskrit language; Indian

   梵語／梵语  ―  Fànyǔ  ―  Sanskrit language

   梵漢對音／梵汉对音  ―  Fàn-Hàn duìyīn  ―  Sino-Sanskrit pronunciations

6. (Buddhism) to chant sutras; to recite sutras
7. (Buddhism) sound of sutra chanting
8. Used in transcription.

   梵蒂岡／梵蒂冈  ―  Fàndìgāng  ―  Vatican City

   文森特·梵高  ―  Wénsēntè Fàngāo  ―  Vincent van Gogh

   梵恩  ―  Fàn'ēn  ―  Vaan (Final Fantasy XII character)

   歌帝梵巧克力  ―  Gēdìfàn qiǎokèlì  ―  Godiva chocolate

   梵啞鈴／梵哑铃 [Shanghainese]  ―  ⁶ve-o₅-lin₆ [Wugniu]  ―  violin

9. a surname

• “梵”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

(Hyōgai kanji)

• Go-on: ぼん (bon)
• Kan-on: はん (han)

• (Tokyo) ぼん [bóꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• (Tokyo) ぼん [bòń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [bõ̞ɴ]

梵(ぼん) • (bon) 

1. abbreviation of 梵語

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʌ̹m]
• Phonetic hangul: [범]

Wikisource

梵 • (beom) (hangeul 범, revised beom, McCune–Reischauer pŏm, Yale pem)

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梵: Hán Nôm readings: phạn, phạm

1. Brahma
2. Sanskrit