भवै

Old Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit भ्रू (bhrū, “eyebrow”).

Noun

भवै (bhavai) f (Modi 𑘥𑘪𑘺)

1. eyebrow

Descendants

• Marathi: भुवई (bhuvaī)

References

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

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ভৱৈ (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬯᬿ (Balinese script)
• ভবৈ (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰪𑰹 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀯𑁃 (Brahmi script)
• ဘဝဲ (Burmese script)
• ભવૈ (Gujarati script)
• ਭਵੈ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌵𑍈 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦮꦻ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂫𑂶 (Kaithi script)
• ಭವೈ (Kannada script)
• ភវៃ (Khmer script)
• ຠໄວ (Lao script)
• ഭവൈ (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠠᠸᠠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘪𑘺 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠠᠸᠧᠧ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧊𑧛 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐰𑐿 (Newa script)
• ଭଵୈ (Odia script)
• ꢩꢮꣀ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆮𑆽 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖪𑖹 (Siddham script)
• භවෛ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩾𑩗 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚦𑚳 (Takri script)
• ப⁴வை (Tamil script)
• భవై (Telugu script)
• ภไว (Thai script)
• བྷ་ཝཻ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒫𑒻 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨭𑨇 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐ́.ʋɑːj/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bʱɐ.ʋɑj/

Verb

भवै • (bhávai)

1. imperative middle first-person singular of भवति (bhavati, “to become”)