Hindi

Noun

भय • ‎(bhay) m ‎(Urdu spelling بھی)

1. dread, fear

   जब भूत उसके सामने आया, वह भाय से चीत्कार किया।

   When the ghost appeared before him, he shrieked with fear.

Declension

Synonyms

• डर ‎(ḍar)
• ख़ौफ़ ‎(xauf)
• आतंक ‎(ātank)

Derived terms

• अभय ‎(abhay)
• भयकर ‎(bhayakar)
• भयंकर ‎(bhayaṅkar)
  • भयंकरता ‎(bhayaṅkartā)

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

भय n

1. fear, fright

Sanskrit

Noun

भय • ‎(bhaya) n

1. (√ भी) fear, alarm dread apprehension
2. fear of (abl. gen. or comp.) or for (comp.). ( °यात् ind. ‘ from fear ’ ; भयं-√कृ with abl. ‘ to have fear of ’ ; भयं-√दा, ‘ to cause fear, terrify ’)
3. terror, dismay, danger, peril, distress.
4. danger from (abl. or comp.) or to, (comp.).
5. the blossom of Trapa Bispinosa L.

Noun

भय • ‎(bhaya) m

1. sickness, disease
2. Fear personified (as a वसु, a son of निर्-ऋति or नि-कृति, a prince of the यवनs and husband of the daughter of Time) Pur. (also n. ; and f( आ). as a daughter of काल or वैवस्वत, and wife of the राक्षस हेति).

Related terms

• अभय ‎(abhaya)
• भयंकर ‎(bhayaṃkara)

Descendants

• Bengali: ভয় ‎(bhôẏ)
• Urdu: بھی ‎(bhay)
• Telugu: భయము ‎(bhayamu)
• Thai: ภัย ‎(pai)

References

• Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899.