भावंड

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘥𑘰𑘌𑘽𑘚 (bhāoṃḍa), from 𑘥𑘰𑘪𑘽𑘚 (bhāvaṃḍa), from Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇𑀳𑀁𑀟 (bhāihaṃḍa), from Sanskrit भ्रातृभाण्ड (bhrātṛbhāṇḍa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʱa.ʋəɳ.ɖə/

Noun

भावंड • (bhāvaṇḍa) n

  1. brother or sister, sibling
    Hyponyms: बहीण (bahīṇ), भाऊ (bhāū)

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “भावंड”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 110
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “भावंड”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 611
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “भावंड”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhrātr̥bhāṇḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 552
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