Etymology

bhavai

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Today it means: A type of folk theatre from Gujarat. Full definition →

Gujarati ભવાઇ ← Sanskrit भाव
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromभाव“expression, emotion”
  2. Gujarati · borrowed fromભવાઇ
  3. English todaybhavai

From Gujarati ભવાઇ (bhavāi), perhaps from Sanskrit भाव (bhāva, “expression, emotion”).

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