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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘥𑘰𑘌𑘽𑘚 (bhāoṃḍa), from 𑘥𑘰𑘪𑘽𑘚 (bhāvaṃḍa), from Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇𑀳𑀁𑀟 (bhāihaṃḍa), from Sanskrit भ्रातृभाण्ड (bhrātṛbhāṇḍa).
Pronunciation
Noun
भावंड • (bhāvaṇḍa) n
- brother or sister, sibling
- Hyponyms: बहीण (bahīṇ), भाऊ (bhāū)
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “भावंड”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 110
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “भावंड”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 611
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “भावंड”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhrātr̥bhāṇḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 552