हाव-भाव

Hindi

Etymology

Dvandva compound of हाव (hāv, “gesture”) +‎ भाव (bhāv, “expression, gesture”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦɑːʋ.bʱɑːʋ/, [ɦäːʋ.bʱäːʋ]

Noun

हाव-भाव • (hāv-bhāv) m pl

1. gestures, mannerisms

   उसके हाव-भाव मुझे ख़ूब संदिग्ध लगे।

   uske hāv-bhāv mujhe xūb sandigdh lage.

   His mannerisms seemed very suspicious to me.

Declension

Declension of हाव-भाव (pl-only masc cons-stem)

	plural
direct	हाव-भाव hāv-bhāv
oblique	हाव-भावों hāv-bhāvõ
vocative	हाव-भावो hāv-bhāvo