भयंकर

See also: भय and भयानक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भयंकर (bhayaṃkara).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱə.jəŋ.kəɾ/, [bʱɐ.jɐ̃ŋ.kɐɾ]

Adjective

भयंकर • (bhayaṅkar) (indeclinable)

1. terrible, horrible, scary

   मैंने एक भयंकर फ़िल्म देखी है।

   ma͠ine ek bhayaṅkar film dekhī hai.

   I have seen a frightful film.

Synonyms

• भयानक (bhayānak)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भयंकर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भयंकर (bhayaṃkara, “terrible”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʱə.jəŋ.kəɾ/

Adjective

भयंकर • (bhayaṅkar)

1. terrible, awful, horrible

   Synonym: भयानक (bhayānak)

   कुजलेल्या मांसाचा भयंकर दुर्गंध घरभर पसरला होता.

   kujlelyā māusācā bhayaṅkar durgandha gharbhar pasarlā hotā.

   A horrible stench of rotting flesh permeated the house.

2. fierce, intense

   Synonyms: भीषण (bhīṣaṇ), तीव्र (tīvra)

   त्याच्या डोळ्यात प्रतिकाराची भयंकर आग पेटली होती.

   tyācyā ḍoḷyāt pratikārācī bhayaṅkar āg peṭlī hotī.

   A fierce fire of vengeance burned in his eyes.

Adverb

भयंकर • (bhayaṅkar)

1. terribly, awfully

   भयंकर उशीर झाला आहे आज मला.

   bhayaṅkar uśīr jhālā āhe āj malā.

   I am terribly late today.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “भयंकर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “भयंकर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভয়ংকৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬬᬂᬓᬭ (Balinese script)
• ভয়ংকর (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰧𑰽𑰎𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀬𑀁𑀓𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဘယံကရ (Burmese script)
• ભયંકર (Gujarati script)
• ਭਯਂਕਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌯𑌂𑌕𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦪꦁꦏꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂨𑂁𑂍𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಭಯಂಕರ (Kannada script)
• ភយំករ (Khmer script)
• ຠຍໍກຣ (Lao script)
• ഭയംകര (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠠᢀ᠋ᠶᠠᡬᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘧𑘽𑘎𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠠ᠋ᢀ᠋ᠶ᠋ᠠᢉᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧇𑧞𑦮𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐫𑑄𑐎𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଭଯଂକର (Odia script)
• ꢩꢫꢀꢒꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆪𑆁𑆑𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖧𑖽𑖎𑖨 (Siddham script)
• භයංකර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩻𑪖𑩜𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚣𑚫𑚊𑚤 (Takri script)
• ப⁴யஂகர (Tamil script)
• భయంకర (Telugu script)
• ภยํกร (Thai script)
• བྷ་ཡཾ་ཀ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒨𑓀𑒏𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨪𑨸𑨋𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

भयं (bhayaṃ) +‎ कर (kara).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐ.jɐŋ.kɐ.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bʱɐ.jɐŋ.kɐ.ɾɐ/

Adjective

भयंकर • (bhayaṃkara) stem

1. terrible

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भयंकर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भयंकरः (bhayaṃkaraḥ)	भयंकरौ (bhayaṃkarau) भयंकरा¹ (bhayaṃkarā¹)	भयंकराः (bhayaṃkarāḥ) भयंकरासः¹ (bhayaṃkarāsaḥ¹)
vocative	भयंकर (bhayaṃkara)	भयंकरौ (bhayaṃkarau) भयंकरा¹ (bhayaṃkarā¹)	भयंकराः (bhayaṃkarāḥ) भयंकरासः¹ (bhayaṃkarāsaḥ¹)
accusative	भयंकरम् (bhayaṃkaram)	भयंकरौ (bhayaṃkarau) भयंकरा¹ (bhayaṃkarā¹)	भयंकरान् (bhayaṃkarān)
instrumental	भयंकरेण (bhayaṃkareṇa)	भयंकराभ्याम् (bhayaṃkarābhyām)	भयंकरैः (bhayaṃkaraiḥ) भयंकरेभिः¹ (bhayaṃkarebhiḥ¹)
dative	भयंकराय (bhayaṃkarāya)	भयंकराभ्याम् (bhayaṃkarābhyām)	भयंकरेभ्यः (bhayaṃkarebhyaḥ)
ablative	भयंकरात् (bhayaṃkarāt)	भयंकराभ्याम् (bhayaṃkarābhyām)	भयंकरेभ्यः (bhayaṃkarebhyaḥ)
genitive	भयंकरस्य (bhayaṃkarasya)	भयंकरयोः (bhayaṃkarayoḥ)	भयंकराणाम् (bhayaṃkarāṇām)
locative	भयंकरे (bhayaṃkare)	भयंकरयोः (bhayaṃkarayoḥ)	भयंकरेषु (bhayaṃkareṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of भयङ्करा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भयङ्करा (bhayaṅkarā)	भयङ्करे (bhayaṅkare)	भयङ्कराः (bhayaṅkarāḥ)
vocative	भयङ्करे (bhayaṅkare)	भयङ्करे (bhayaṅkare)	भयङ्कराः (bhayaṅkarāḥ)
accusative	भयङ्कराम् (bhayaṅkarām)	भयङ्करे (bhayaṅkare)	भयङ्कराः (bhayaṅkarāḥ)
instrumental	भयङ्करया (bhayaṅkarayā) भयङ्करा¹ (bhayaṅkarā¹)	भयङ्कराभ्याम् (bhayaṅkarābhyām)	भयङ्कराभिः (bhayaṅkarābhiḥ)
dative	भयङ्करायै (bhayaṅkarāyai)	भयङ्कराभ्याम् (bhayaṅkarābhyām)	भयङ्कराभ्यः (bhayaṅkarābhyaḥ)
ablative	भयङ्करायाः (bhayaṅkarāyāḥ) भयङ्करायै² (bhayaṅkarāyai²)	भयङ्कराभ्याम् (bhayaṅkarābhyām)	भयङ्कराभ्यः (bhayaṅkarābhyaḥ)
genitive	भयङ्करायाः (bhayaṅkarāyāḥ) भयङ्करायै² (bhayaṅkarāyai²)	भयङ्करयोः (bhayaṅkarayoḥ)	भयङ्कराणाम् (bhayaṅkarāṇām)
locative	भयङ्करायाम् (bhayaṅkarāyām)	भयङ्करयोः (bhayaṅkarayoḥ)	भयङ्करासु (bhayaṅkarāsu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of भयंकर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भयंकरम् (bhayaṃkaram)	भयंकरे (bhayaṃkare)	भयंकराणि (bhayaṃkarāṇi) भयंकरा¹ (bhayaṃkarā¹)
vocative	भयंकर (bhayaṃkara)	भयंकरे (bhayaṃkare)	भयंकराणि (bhayaṃkarāṇi) भयंकरा¹ (bhayaṃkarā¹)
accusative	भयंकरम् (bhayaṃkaram)	भयंकरे (bhayaṃkare)	भयंकराणि (bhayaṃkarāṇi) भयंकरा¹ (bhayaṃkarā¹)
instrumental	भयंकरेण (bhayaṃkareṇa)	भयंकराभ्याम् (bhayaṃkarābhyām)	भयंकरैः (bhayaṃkaraiḥ) भयंकरेभिः¹ (bhayaṃkarebhiḥ¹)
dative	भयंकराय (bhayaṃkarāya)	भयंकराभ्याम् (bhayaṃkarābhyām)	भयंकरेभ्यः (bhayaṃkarebhyaḥ)
ablative	भयंकरात् (bhayaṃkarāt)	भयंकराभ्याम् (bhayaṃkarābhyām)	भयंकरेभ्यः (bhayaṃkarebhyaḥ)
genitive	भयंकरस्य (bhayaṃkarasya)	भयंकरयोः (bhayaṃkarayoḥ)	भयंकराणाम् (bhayaṃkarāṇām)
locative	भयंकरे (bhayaṃkare)	भयंकरयोः (bhayaṃkarayoḥ)	भयंकरेषु (bhayaṃkareṣu)

• ¹Vedic