بھو

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀪𑀬 (bhaya), from Sanskrit भय (bhayá, fear, alarm, terror), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (to fear).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بَھو (bhaum (Gurmukhi spelling ਭੌ)

  1. fear; terror; alarm; dread
    Synonyms: ڈَر (ḍar), دَہْشَت (dahśat)

Declension

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Declension of بھو
dir. sg. بَھواں
dir. pl. بَھواں
singular plural
direct بَھواں بَھواں
oblique بَھواں بَھواں
vocative بَھوا بَھوؤ (bhau'o)
ablative بَھوؤں (bhau'oṉ)
locative بَھوئے (bhau'e) بَھوِیں (bhauiīṉ)
instrumental

Further reading

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  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “بھَو”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਭੌ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhayá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 534