Gujarati

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Gujarati बीहइ (bīhaï), from Sanskrit बिभेति (bibheti), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰíbʰayHti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰí-bʰeyh₂-ti. Cognate with Marathi भिणे (bhiṇe).

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Verb

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બીવું (bīvũ) (intransitive)

  1. to fear, be afraid