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भय

भय

See also: भैया

Hindi

Noun

भय (bhay) m (Urdu spelling بھی)

  1. dread, fear
    जब भूत उसके सामने आया, वह भाय से चीत्कार किया।
    When the ghost appeared before him, he shrieked with fear.

Declension

Declension of भय
singular plural
direct भय (bhay) भय (bhay)
oblique भय (bhay) भयों (bhayõ)
vocative भय (bhay) भयो (bhayo)

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • अभय (abhay)
  • भयकर (bhayakar)
  • भयंकर (bhayaṅkar)
    • भयंकरता (bhayaṅkartā)

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

भय n

  1. fear, fright

Sanskrit

Noun

भय (bhaya) n

  1. (√ भी) fear, alarm dread apprehension
  2. fear of (abl. gen. or comp.) or for (comp.). ( °यात् ind. ‘ from fear ’ ; भयं-√कृ with abl. ‘ to have fear of ’ ; भयं-√दा, ‘ to cause fear, terrify ’)
  3. terror, dismay, danger, peril, distress.
  4. danger from (abl. or comp.) or to, (comp.).
  5. the blossom of Trapa Bispinosa L.

Noun

भय (bhaya) m

  1. sickness, disease
  2. Fear personified (as a वसु, a son of निर्-ऋति or नि-कृति, a prince of the यवनs and husband of the daughter of Time) Pur. (also n. ; and f( आ). as a daughter of काल or वैवस्वत, and wife of the राक्षस हेति).

Related terms

Descendants

References

  • Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899.