Etymology Borrowed from Sanskrit भुवन (bhuvana, “the world”). (ᮘᮥᮃᮔ (buana)) Noun ᮘᮥᮃᮔ • (buana) continent Alternative forms ᮘᮨᮔᮥᮃ (benua) ᮘᮔᮥᮃ (banua)