bhava

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A feeling or mood, especially one of maturation that arises from understanding of the continuity of life and death (reincarnation).
name
  1. The eighth year of the 60-year cycle of the Tamil calendar.

Word forms

bhava bhavas

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भव (bhava).

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