بھو

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀪𑀬 (bhaya), from Sanskrit भय (bhayá, “fear, alarm, terror”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (“to fear”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: pɔ̄̀ IPA^(key): /bʱɔː/, [pɔː˨]
Rhymes: -ɔː˨

Noun

بَھو • (bhau) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਭੌ)

fear; terror; alarm; dread
Synonyms: ڈَر (ḍar), دَہْشَت (dahśat)

Declension

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Declension of **بھو**
	singular	plural
direct	بَھواں	بَھواں
oblique	بَھواں	بَھواں
vocative	بَھوا	بَھوؤ (bhau'o)
ablative	بَھوؤں (bhau'oṉ)	—
locative	بَھوئے (bhau'e)	بَھوِیں (bhauiīṉ)
instrumental	—	—

Further reading

Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “بھَو”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
“ਭੌ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhayá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 534