भें
Marathi
Alternative forms
- भे (bhe) – rare or obsolete
Etymology
From Old Marathi भयें (bhayeṃ), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀪𑀬 (bhaya), from Sanskrit भय (bhayá). Mostly superseded by the doublet भय (bhay).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʱẽ/
Noun
भें • (bhẽ) n (Thanjavur)
- fear, dread
- ground for fear; danger, risk, hazard, jeopardy
Further reading
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna, “भें”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala, 1932-1950.
- James Thomas Molesworth (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(9390)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 534.