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, “भावंड”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, 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