भें

Marathi

Alternative forms
  • भे (bhe) – rare or obsolete

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi भयें (bhayeṃ), from Prakrit 𑀪𑀬 (bhaya), from Sanskrit भय (bhayá). Mostly superseded by the doublet भय (bhay).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʱẽ/

Noun

भें • (bhẽ) n (Thanjavur)

  1. fear, dread
  2. ground for fear; danger, risk, hazard, jeopardy

Further reading
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “भें”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “भें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhẽ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 534
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