# भाव
## Hindi
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भाव (bhāva).

### Pronunciation

* (Delhi) IPA: /bʱɑːʋ/, [bʱäːʋ]
* Rhymes: -ɑːʋ

### Noun

भाव • (bhāv) m
* rate, price
    Synonyms: मूल्य (mūlya), क़ीमत (qīmat), दाम (dām)
    सोने का भाव चढ़ने लगा है।sone kā bhāv caṛhne lagā hai.The price of gold is beginning to rise.
* existence, being
    Synonyms: अस्तित्व (astitva), जीवन (jīvan)
* emotion, feeling
    Synonyms: अनुभव (anubhav), भावना (bhāvnā)
* disposition, character, nature
* opinion, sentiment
    Synonyms: राय (rāy), मत (mat)
* manner, way
    Synonyms: ढंग (ḍhaṅg), तरीक़ा (tarīqā), रीति (rīti), तौर (taur)
* intent, meaning
* soul, spirit
    Synonym: आत्मा (ātmā)

#### Derived terms

* भाववाच्य (bhāvvācya)

### References

* Bahri, Hardev (1989) “भाव”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
* Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “भाव”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
* Platts, John T. (1884) “भाव”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
* McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भाव”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 766

## Konkani
### Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀉 (bhāu), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ, “brother”). Cognate with Marathi भाऊ (bhāū) and Hindi भाई (bhāī).

### Pronunciation

* (Goud Saraswat) IPA: [bʱɑːʋ]
* (Roman Catholic) IPA: [bɑːʋ]

### Noun

भाव • (bhāv) (Latin script bav, Kannada script ಭಾವ್)
* brother
    Synonym: इर्मांव (irmā̃v)

#### Declension
### References

* Madhavi Sardesai (2006) A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani‎, Goa University (doctoral thesis)

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* bhāva (Latin script)
* 𑀪𑀸𑀯 (Brahmi script)
* ভাৰ (Bengali script)
* භාව (Sinhalese script)
* ဘာဝ or ꧤႃဝ (Burmese script)
* ภาว or ภาวะ (Thai script)
* ᨽᩣᩅ (Tai Tham script)
* ຠາວ or ຠາວະ (Lao script)
* ភាវ (Khmer script)
* 𑄞𑄂𑅇 (Chakma script)

### Noun

भाव m
* Devanagari script form of bhāva

#### Declension
## Sanskrit
### Alternative scripts

* ভাৱ (Assamese script)
* ᬪᬵᬯ (Balinese script)
* ভাব (Bengali script)
* 𑰥𑰯𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀪𑀸𑀯 (Brahmi script)
* ဘာဝ (Burmese script)
* ભાવ (Gujarati script)
* ਭਾਵ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌭𑌾𑌵 (Grantha script)
* ꦨꦴꦮ (Javanese script)
* 𑂦𑂰𑂫 (Kaithi script)
* ಭಾವ (Kannada script)
* ភាវ (Khmer script)
* ຠາວ (Lao script)
* ഭാവ (Malayalam script)
* ᢨᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
* 𑘥𑘰𑘪 (Modi script)
* ᠪᠾᠠᢗᠸᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
* 𑧅𑧑𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐨𑐵𑐰 (Newa script)
* ଭାଵ (Odia script)
* ꢩꢵꢮ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆨𑆳𑆮 (Sharada script)
* 𑖥𑖯𑖪 (Siddham script)
* භාව (Sinhalese script)
* 𑩳𑩛𑩾 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚡𑚭𑚦 (Takri script)
* ப⁴ாவ (Tamil script)
* భావ (Telugu script)
* ภาว (Thai script)
* བྷཱ་ཝ (Tibetan script)
* 𑒦𑒰𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨡𑨊𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)

### Etymology

From भू (bhū, “to be; to become”, root) +‎ -अ (-a, nominalization suffix) with vṛddhi and internal sandhi.

### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /bʱɑː.ʋɐ́/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /ˈbʱɑː.ʋɐ/

### Noun

भाव • (bhāvá) stem, m
* becoming; being, existing, occurring, appearance
* turning or transition into
* continuance (opposite to cessation)
* state; condition; rank
** c. 1 CE – 200 CE, Vimalakīrtinirdeśa 6.14:परिपूर्णानि मे द्वादशवर्षान्य् उपादाय स्त्रीभावं पर्येशमाणाया न चैनं लभे ।paripūrṇāni me dvādaśavarṣāny upādāya strībhāvaṃ paryeśamāṇāyā na cainaṃ labhe.I've spent all these twelve years searching for my feminity ("womanhood; woman-ness") but I haven't obtained it.
* true condition or state; truth; reality (as the first component in a compound)
    भावेन ― bhāvena ― (indeclinable) really, truly
* manner of being; nature; temperament; character
    भावो भावं निगच्छति ― bhāvo bhāvaṃ nigacchati ― birds of a feather flock together
* manner of acting; conduct; behaviour
* any state of mind or body; way of thinking or feeling; sentiment; opinion; disposition; intention
* (rhetoric) passion; emotion
* conjecture; supposition
* purport; meaning, sense
    इति भावः ― iti bhāvaḥ ― such is the sense (often used at the end of commentaries)
* love; affection; attachment
* the seat of the feelings or affections; heart; soul; mind
* that which is or exists; thing or substance; being or living creature
* (drama) a discreet or learned man (as a term of address)
* (astronomy) the state or condition of a planet
* (astrology) an astrological house or lunar mansion
* name of the 27th kalpa
* name of the 8th (42nd) year in Jupiter's cycle of 60 years
* (grammar) the fundamental notion of the verb; the sense conveyed by the abstract noun (the impersonal sense conveyed by the verb)

#### Descendants

* → Lao: ພາບ (phāp)
* → Malay: bahawa
** Indonesian: bahwa
* Sinhalese: බව (bawa)
* → Tamil: பாவம் (pāvam)
* → Thai: ภาพ (pâap)

### References

* Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “भावः”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
* Monier Williams (1899) “भाव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 754/2.