ভাবে

Bengali

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit ভাৱ (bhāva, “manner”), with the এ (e, “ezafe, locative particle”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /bʱabe/, [ˈbʱabeˑ], [ˈvabeˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bʱabe/, [ˈbʱabeˑ], [ˈvabeˑ]

Noun

ভাবে • (bhabe)

1. locative of ভাব (bhab)
2. (by extension) see -ভাবে (-bhabe); forms adverbs from adjectives

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /bʱabe/, [ˈbʱabeˑ], [ˈvabeˑ]

  Audio:

  (file)

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bʱabe/, [ˈbʱabeˑ], [ˈvabeˑ]

Verb

ভাবে • (bhabe)

1. third-person familiar simple present of ভাবা (bhaba, “to think”)

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “ভাবে”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]