Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bhavai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bhavai
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of folk theatre from Gujarat.

Indian usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In the courtyard of the Ambaji temple near Mount Abu the Navaratri festival is celebrated with Bhavai performances."
"She was not in the Princess' hair all the time nor did she watch her like a comic spy in a high drama of intrigue and discovery from a bhavai."
"By introducing “literary drama,” Westernized theatre on the subcontinent also led to a rejection of such popular forms as the jatra of Bengal, the bhavai of Gujarat, and the tamasha of Maharashtra as “debased” and “corrupt.”"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: भू, ભવાઇ, भाव

Usage

Questions

What does bhavai mean?: A type of folk theatre from Gujarat.
Where does bhavai come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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