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 Mostly superseded by the doublet भय (bhay).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

• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “भें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• 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