bhaya

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भय (bhaya).

Pronunciation

Noun

bhaya

  1. fear, danger, peril
  2. calamity

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦧꦪ (baya, danger, hazard)
  • Balinese: ᬪᬬ (baya, danger, peril)

Further reading

  • "bhaya" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भय (bhaya).

Noun

bhaya n

  1. fear, fright

Declension

Derived terms