भेद

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit भेद (bheda).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱeːd̪/

Noun

भेद • (bhed) m

1. differentiation, difference
2. discrimination [+ (object) में = between]
3. a secret, mystery

   Synonym: रहस्य (rahasya)

4. division, split
5. splitting, fissure

Declension

Declension of भेद (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भेद bhed	भेद bhed
oblique	भेद bhed	भेदों bhedõ
vocative	भेद bhed	भेदो bhedo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “भेद”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit भेद (bheda, “contrast, difference”).

Noun

भेद • (bhed) m

1. (formal, literary) differentiation, discrimination

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• bheda (Latin script)
• 𑀪𑁂𑀤 (Brahmi script)
• ভেদ (Bengali script)
• භෙද (Sinhalese script)
• ဘေဒ or ꧤေၻ (Burmese script)
• เภท or เภทะ (Thai script)
• ᨽᩮᨴ (Tai Tham script)
• ເຠທ or ເຠທະ (Lao script)
• ភេទ (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑄬𑄘 (Chakma script)

Noun

भेद m

1. Devanagari script form of bheda (“breaking”)

Declension

Declension table of "भेद" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	भेदो (bhedo)	भेदा (bhedā)
Accusative (second)	भेदं (bhedaṃ)	भेदे (bhede)
Instrumental (third)	भेदेन (bhedena)	भेदेहि (bhedehi) or भेदेभि (bhedebhi)
Dative (fourth)	भेदस्स (bhedassa) or भेदाय (bhedāya) or भेदत्थं (bhedatthaṃ)	भेदानं (bhedānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	भेदस्मा (bhedasmā) or भेदम्हा (bhedamhā) or भेदा (bhedā)	भेदेहि (bhedehi) or भेदेभि (bhedebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	भेदस्स (bhedassa)	भेदानं (bhedānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	भेदस्मिं (bhedasmiṃ) or भेदम्हि (bhedamhi) or भेदे (bhede)	भेदेसु (bhedesu)
Vocative (calling)	भेद (bheda)	भेदा (bhedā)

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”). Cognate with Latin findo, fissurus, Ancient Greek φείδομαι (pheídomai), Old English bītan (English bite).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐj.dɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱeː.d̪ɐ/

Noun

भेद • (bhedá) m

1. cleft, partition, splitting
2. contrast, distinction, difference
3. division, disunion
4. fissure

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भेद
Nom. sg.	भेदः (bhedaḥ)
Gen. sg.	भेदस्य (bhedasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भेदः (bhedaḥ)	भेदौ (bhedau)	भेदाः (bhedāḥ)
Vocative	भेद (bheda)	भेदौ (bhedau)	भेदाः (bhedāḥ)
Accusative	भेदम् (bhedam)	भेदौ (bhedau)	भेदान् (bhedān)
Instrumental	भेदेन (bhedena)	भेदाभ्याम् (bhedābhyām)	भेदैः (bhedaiḥ)
Dative	भेदाय (bhedāya)	भेदाभ्याम् (bhedābhyām)	भेदेभ्यः (bhedebhyaḥ)
Ablative	भेदात् (bhedāt)	भेदाभ्याम् (bhedābhyām)	भेदेभ्यः (bhedebhyaḥ)
Genitive	भेदस्य (bhedasya)	भेदयोः (bhedayoḥ)	भेदानाम् (bhedānām)
Locative	भेदे (bhede)	भेदयोः (bhedayoḥ)	भेदेषु (bhedeṣu)

Descendants

• Hindi: भेद (bhed)
• Bengali: ভেদ (bhed)
• → Malay: beda, beza

• Indonesian: beda

• Marathi: भेद (bhed)
• → Old Javanese: bheda
  • Javanese: ꦧꦺꦢ (béda)
  • → Balinese: ᬪᬾᬤ → ᬩᬾᬤ (beda)
• Pali: bheda
  • → Khmer: ភេទ (pheit)
  • → Thai: เภท (pêet, “division, break, difference”)
• → Tamil: பேதம் (pētam)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “भेद”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 766.