Marathi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘥𑘰𑘌𑘽𑘚 (bhāoṃḍa), from 𑘥𑘰𑘪𑘽𑘚 (bhāvaṃḍa), from Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇𑀳𑀁𑀟 (bhāihaṃḍa), from Sanskrit भ्रातृभाण्ड (bhrātṛbhāṇḍa).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

भावंड (bhāvaṇḍan

  1. brother or sister, sibling
    Hyponyms: बहीण (bahīṇ), भाऊ (bhāū)

Further reading edit

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “भावंड”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 110.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “भावंड”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 611
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “भावंड”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhrātr̥bhāṇḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 552