Bhayya, Bhayyā: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Bhayya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybhayyā (भय्या).—m (bhrātā S through H) A brother. Used of the caste properly purabhayyā q.v. Often written and pronounced bhayyana.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishbhayyā (भय्या).—m A brother; a particular caste.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhayya (भय्य).—[neuter] [impersonally] (it is) to be feared.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bhayya (भय्य):—[from bhaya] mfn. to be feared, [Pāṇini 6-1, 83]
2) [v.s. ...] n. ([impersonal or used impersonally]) one should be afraid of ([ablative]), [Pañcaviṃśa-brāhmaṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBhayyā (ಭಯ್ಯಾ):—
1) [noun] a brother.
2) [noun] a servant.
3) [noun] a term used to address a man of one’s own age or a younger to oneself.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Ends with: Purabhayya, Purbhayya, Upavishrambhayya.
Full-text: Pandya.
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