bhāva

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Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भाव (bhāva). Doublet of bhava.

Noun

bhāva m[1]

  1. state, condition

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Thai: ภาวะ (paa-wá), ภาพ (pâap)
  • Lao: ພາບ (phāp)

References

  1. ^ Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 87.