Old Marathi

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit भ्रू (bhrū, eyebrow).

Noun

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𑘥𑘪𑘺 (bhavaif (Devanagari भवै)

  1. eyebrow

Descendants

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  • Marathi: भुवई (bhuvaī)

References

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  • Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “भवै”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhrūˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press