bhava

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bhava¹

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Borrowed from Sanskrit भव (bhava) directly, as well as through Pali bhava.

noun bhavas

  1. countable, uncountable A feeling or mood, especially one of maturation that arises from understanding of the continuity of life and death (reincarnation).

Bhava²

proper noun

  1. The eighth year of the 60-year cycle of the Tamil calendar.

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@misc{bhava_2026,
  title = {bhava},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bhava},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}