ভয়

Assamese

Etymology

From Sanskrit भय (bhaya), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (to fear). Cognate with Old English bifian (to tremble), Persian بیم (bim, fear), Russian бояться (bojatʹsja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʱɔe/, /bʱɔj/

Noun

ভয় • (bhoy)

  1. fear, fright, dread
    সি ভয়ত কঁপি আছে
    xi bhoyot kõpi ase.
    He is trembling in fear.
  2. phobia

Declension

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भय (bhaya), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰayHás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂ós.

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bʱɔe̯/, [ˈbʱɔe̯], [ˈvɔe̯]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bʱɔe̯/, [ˈbʱɔe̯], [ˈvɔe̯]
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Noun

ভয় • (bhoẏ)

  1. fear, dread, fright, awe, consternation, dismay, apprehension, panic, threat
    ভয় পেয়ো না
    bhoẏ peẏō na.
    Don't be afraid.
    (literally, “Don’t have fear.”)
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