भावना

See also: भवन and भवानी

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भावना (bhāvanā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱɑːʋ.nɑː/, [bʱäːʋ.näː], /bʱɑː.wnɑː/, [bʱäː.wnäː]

Noun

भावना • (bhāvnā) f (Urdu spelling بهاونا)

1. feeling, sense
2. emotion, sentiment

Declension

Declension of भावना (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भावना bhāvnā	भावनाएँ bhāvnāẽ
oblique	भावना bhāvnā	भावनाओं bhāvnāõ
vocative	भावना bhāvnā	भावनाओ bhāvnāo

Derived terms

• -भावना (-bhāvnā)
• भावनात्मक (bhāvnātmak)
• भावनायुक्त (bhāvnāyukt)
• भावनामय (bhāvnāmay)
• भावनाहीन (bhāvnāhīn)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “भावना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भावना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• bhāvanā (Latin script)
• 𑀪𑀸𑀯𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ভাৰনা (Bengali script)
• භාවනා (Sinhalese script)
• ဘာဝနာ or ꧤႃဝၼႃ (Burmese script)
• ภาวนา or ภาวะนา (Thai script)
• ᨽᩣᩅᨶᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຠາວນາ or ຠາວະນາ (Lao script)
• ភាវនា (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑄂𑅇𑄚𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

भावना f

1. Devanagari script form of bhāvanā (“meditation”)

Declension

Declension table of "भावना" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	भावना (bhāvanā)	भावनायो (bhāvanāyo) or भावना (bhāvanā)
Accusative (second)	भावनं (bhāvanaṃ)	भावनायो (bhāvanāyo) or भावना (bhāvanā)
Instrumental (third)	भावनाय (bhāvanāya)	भावनाहि (bhāvanāhi) or भावनाभि (bhāvanābhi)
Dative (fourth)	भावनाय (bhāvanāya)	भावनानं (bhāvanānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	भावनाय (bhāvanāya)	भावनाहि (bhāvanāhi) or भावनाभि (bhāvanābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	भावनाय (bhāvanāya)	भावनानं (bhāvanānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	भावनाय (bhāvanāya) or भावनायं (bhāvanāyaṃ)	भावनासु (bhāvanāsu)
Vocative (calling)	भावने (bhāvane)	भावनायो (bhāvanāyo) or भावना (bhāvanā)