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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit भाव ( bhāva ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
भाव • (bhāv ) m
rate , price
Synonyms: मूल्य ( mūlya ) , क़ीमत ( qīmat ) , दाम ( dām )
सोने का भाव चढ़ने लगा है। sone kā bhāv caṛhne lagā hai. The price of gold is beginning to rise.
existence , being
Synonyms: अस्तित्व ( astitva ) , जीवन ( jīvan )
emotion , feeling
Synonyms: अनुभव ( anubhav ) , भावना ( bhāvnā )
disposition , character , nature
opinion , sentiment
Synonyms: राय ( rāy ) , मत ( mat )
manner , way
Synonyms: ढंग ( ḍhaṅg ) , तरीक़ा ( tarīqā ) , रीति ( rīti ) , तौर ( taur )
intent , meaning
soul , spirit
Synonym: आत्मा ( ātmā )
Declension
Declension of भाव (masc cons-stem )
singular
plural
direct
भाव bhāv
भाव bhāv
oblique
भाव bhāv
भावों bhāvõ
vocative
भाव bhāv
भावो bhāvo
Derived terms
References
Bahri, Hardev (1989 ) “भाव ”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary ], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons .
Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975 ) “भाव ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Platts, John T. (1884 ) “भाव ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English , London: W. H. Allen & Co.
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993 ) “भाव ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary , London: Oxford University Press, page 766
Konkani
Etymology
From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀉 ( bhāu ) , from Sanskrit भ्रातृ ( bhrātṛ , “ brother ” ) . Cognate with Marathi भाऊ ( bhāū ) and Hindi भाई ( bhāī ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
भाव • (bhāv ) (Latin script bav , Kannada script ಭಾವ್ )
brother
Synonym: इर्मांव ( irmā̃v )
Declension
References
Madhavi Sardesai (2006 ) A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani , Goa University (doctoral thesis)
Pali
Alternative scripts
bhāva ( Latin script ) 𑀪𑀸𑀯 ( Brahmi script ) ভাৰ ( Bengali script ) භාව ( Sinhalese script ) ဘာဝ or ꧤႃဝ ( Burmese script ) ภาว or ภาวะ ( Thai script ) ᨽᩣᩅ ( Tai Tham script ) ຠາວ or ຠາວະ ( Lao script ) ភាវ ( Khmer script ) 𑄞𑄂𑅇 ( Chakma script )
Noun
भाव m
Devanagari script form of bhāva
Declension
Declension table of "भाव" (masculine)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
ভাৱ ( Assamese script ) ᬪᬵᬯ ( Balinese script ) ভাব ( Bengali script ) 𑰥𑰯𑰪 ( Bhaiksuki script ) 𑀪𑀸𑀯 ( Brahmi script ) ဘာဝ ( Burmese script ) ભાવ ( Gujarati script ) ਭਾਵ ( Gurmukhi script ) 𑌭𑌾𑌵 ( Grantha script ) ꦨꦴꦮ ( Javanese script ) 𑂦𑂰𑂫 ( Kaithi script ) ಭಾವ ( Kannada script ) ភាវ ( Khmer script ) ຠາວ ( Lao script ) ഭാവ ( Malayalam script ) ᢨᠠ᠊ᠠᠸᠠ ( Manchu script ) 𑘥𑘰𑘪 ( Modi script ) ᠪᠾᠠᢗᠸᠠ᠋ ( Mongolian script ) 𑧅𑧑𑧊 ( Nandinagari script ) 𑐨𑐵𑐰 ( Newa script ) ଭାଵ ( Odia script ) ꢩꢵꢮ ( Saurashtra script ) 𑆨𑆳𑆮 ( Sharada script ) 𑖥𑖯𑖪 ( Siddham script ) භාව ( Sinhalese script ) 𑩳𑩛𑩾 ( Soyombo script ) 𑚡𑚭𑚦 ( Takri script ) ப⁴ாவ ( Tamil script ) భావ ( Telugu script ) ภาว ( Thai script ) བྷཱ་ཝ ( Tibetan script ) 𑒦𑒰𑒫 ( Tirhuta script ) 𑨡𑨊𑨭 ( Zanabazar Square script )
Etymology
From भू ( bhū , “ to be; to become ” , root ) + -अ ( -a , nominalization suffix ) with vṛddhi and internal sandhi .
Pronunciation
Noun
भाव • (bhāvá ) stem , m
becoming ; being , existing , occurring , appearance
turning or transition into
continuance ( opposite to cessation )
state ; condition ; rank
c. 1 CE – 200 CE ,
Vimalakīrtinirdeśa 6.14:
परिपूर्णानि मे द्वादशवर्षान्य् उपादाय स्त्रीभावं पर्येशमाणाया न चैनं लभे । paripūrṇāni me dvādaśavarṣāny upādāya strībhāvaṃ paryeśamāṇāyā na cainaṃ labhe. I've spent all these twelve years searching for my feminity ("womanhood ; woman-ness ") but I haven't obtained it.
true condition or state; truth ; reality ( as the first component in a compound )
भावेन ― bhāvena ― ( indeclinable ) really , truly
manner of being; nature ; temperament ; character
भावो भावं निगच्छति ― bhāvo bhāvaṃ nigacchati ― birds of a feather flock together
manner of acting ; conduct ; behaviour
any state of mind or body; way of thinking or feeling; sentiment ; opinion; disposition; intention
( rhetoric ) passion; emotion
conjecture ; supposition
purport ; meaning , sense
इति भावः ― iti bhāvaḥ ― such is the sense ( often used at the end of commentaries )
love; affection ; attachment
the seat of the feelings or affections; heart; soul; mind
that which is or exists; thing or substance ; being or living creature
( drama ) a discreet or learned man ( as a term of address )
( astronomy ) the state or condition of a planet
( astrology ) an astrological house or lunar mansion
name of the 27th kalpa
name of the 8th (42nd) year in Jupiter's cycle of 60 years
( grammar ) the fundamental notion of the verb ; the sense conveyed by the abstract noun ( the impersonal sense conveyed by the verb )
Declension
Descendants
→ Lao: ພາບ ( phāp )
→ Malay: bahawa
Sinhalese: බව ( bawa )
→ Tamil: பாவம் ( pāvam )
→ Thai: ภาพ ( pâap )
References