भयंकर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भयंकर (bhayaṃkara).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱə.jəŋ.kəɾ/, [bʱɐ.jɐ̃ŋ.kɐɾ]

Adjective

भयंकर • (bhayaṅkar) (indeclinable)

1. terrible, horrible, scary

   मैंने एक भयंकर फ़िल्म देखी है।

   ma͠ine ek bhayaṅkar film dekhī hai.

   I have seen a frightful film.

Synonyms

• भयानक (bhayānak)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भयंकर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভয়ংকৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬬᬂᬓᬭ (Balinese script)
• ভয়ংকর (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰧𑰽𑰎𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀬𑀁𑀓𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဘယံကရ (Burmese script)
• ભયંકર (Gujarati script)
• ਭਯਂਕਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌯𑌂𑌕𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦪꦁꦏꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂨𑂁𑂍𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಭಯಂಕರ (Kannada script)
• ភយំករ (Khmer script)
• ຠຍໍກຣ (Lao script)
• ഭയംകര (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠠᢀ᠋ᠶᠠᡬᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘧𑘽𑘎𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠠ᠋ᢀ᠋ᠶ᠋ᠠᢉᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧇𑧞𑦮𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐫𑑄𑐎𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଭଯଂକର (Odia script)
• ꢩꢫꢀꢒꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆪𑆁𑆑𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖧𑖽𑖎𑖨 (Siddham script)
• භයංකර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩻𑪖𑩜𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚣𑚫𑚊𑚤 (Takri script)
• ப⁴யஂகர (Tamil script)
• భయంకర (Telugu script)
• ภยํกร (Thai script)
• བྷ་ཡཾ་ཀ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒨𑓀𑒏𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨪𑨸𑨋𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

भयं (bhayaṃ) +‎ कर (kara).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐ.jɐŋ.kɐ.ɾɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /bʱɐˈjɐŋ.kɐ.ɾɐ/

Adjective

भयंकर • (bhayaṃkara) stem

1. terrible

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भयंकर (bhayaṃkara)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भयंकरः bhayaṃkaraḥ	भयंकरौ / भयंकरा¹ bhayaṃkarau / bhayaṃkarā¹	भयंकराः / भयंकरासः¹ bhayaṃkarāḥ / bhayaṃkarāsaḥ¹
Vocative	भयंकर bhayaṃkara	भयंकरौ / भयंकरा¹ bhayaṃkarau / bhayaṃkarā¹	भयंकराः / भयंकरासः¹ bhayaṃkarāḥ / bhayaṃkarāsaḥ¹
Accusative	भयंकरम् bhayaṃkaram	भयंकरौ / भयंकरा¹ bhayaṃkarau / bhayaṃkarā¹	भयंकरान् bhayaṃkarān
Instrumental	भयंकरेण bhayaṃkareṇa	भयंकराभ्याम् bhayaṃkarābhyām	भयंकरैः / भयंकरेभिः¹ bhayaṃkaraiḥ / bhayaṃkarebhiḥ¹
Dative	भयंकराय bhayaṃkarāya	भयंकराभ्याम् bhayaṃkarābhyām	भयंकरेभ्यः bhayaṃkarebhyaḥ
Ablative	भयंकरात् bhayaṃkarāt	भयंकराभ्याम् bhayaṃkarābhyām	भयंकरेभ्यः bhayaṃkarebhyaḥ
Genitive	भयंकरस्य bhayaṃkarasya	भयंकरयोः bhayaṃkarayoḥ	भयंकराणाम् bhayaṃkarāṇām
Locative	भयंकरे bhayaṃkare	भयंकरयोः bhayaṃkarayoḥ	भयंकरेषु bhayaṃkareṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of भयङ्करा (bhayaṅkarā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भयङ्करा bhayaṅkarā	भयङ्करे bhayaṅkare	भयङ्कराः bhayaṅkarāḥ
Vocative	भयङ्करे bhayaṅkare	भयङ्करे bhayaṅkare	भयङ्कराः bhayaṅkarāḥ
Accusative	भयङ्कराम् bhayaṅkarām	भयङ्करे bhayaṅkare	भयङ्कराः bhayaṅkarāḥ
Instrumental	भयङ्करया / भयङ्करा¹ bhayaṅkarayā / bhayaṅkarā¹	भयङ्कराभ्याम् bhayaṅkarābhyām	भयङ्कराभिः bhayaṅkarābhiḥ
Dative	भयङ्करायै bhayaṅkarāyai	भयङ्कराभ्याम् bhayaṅkarābhyām	भयङ्कराभ्यः bhayaṅkarābhyaḥ
Ablative	भयङ्करायाः / भयङ्करायै² bhayaṅkarāyāḥ / bhayaṅkarāyai²	भयङ्कराभ्याम् bhayaṅkarābhyām	भयङ्कराभ्यः bhayaṅkarābhyaḥ
Genitive	भयङ्करायाः / भयङ्करायै² bhayaṅkarāyāḥ / bhayaṅkarāyai²	भयङ्करयोः bhayaṅkarayoḥ	भयङ्कराणाम् bhayaṅkarāṇām
Locative	भयङ्करायाम् bhayaṅkarāyām	भयङ्करयोः bhayaṅkarayoḥ	भयङ्करासु bhayaṅkarāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of भयंकर (bhayaṃkara)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भयंकरम् bhayaṃkaram	भयंकरे bhayaṃkare	भयंकराणि / भयंकरा¹ bhayaṃkarāṇi / bhayaṃkarā¹
Vocative	भयंकर bhayaṃkara	भयंकरे bhayaṃkare	भयंकराणि / भयंकरा¹ bhayaṃkarāṇi / bhayaṃkarā¹
Accusative	भयंकरम् bhayaṃkaram	भयंकरे bhayaṃkare	भयंकराणि / भयंकरा¹ bhayaṃkarāṇi / bhayaṃkarā¹
Instrumental	भयंकरेण bhayaṃkareṇa	भयंकराभ्याम् bhayaṃkarābhyām	भयंकरैः / भयंकरेभिः¹ bhayaṃkaraiḥ / bhayaṃkarebhiḥ¹
Dative	भयंकराय bhayaṃkarāya	भयंकराभ्याम् bhayaṃkarābhyām	भयंकरेभ्यः bhayaṃkarebhyaḥ
Ablative	भयंकरात् bhayaṃkarāt	भयंकराभ्याम् bhayaṃkarābhyām	भयंकरेभ्यः bhayaṃkarebhyaḥ
Genitive	भयंकरस्य bhayaṃkarasya	भयंकरयोः bhayaṃkarayoḥ	भयंकराणाम् bhayaṃkarāṇām
Locative	भयंकरे bhayaṃkare	भयंकरयोः bhayaṃkarayoḥ	भयंकरेषु bhayaṃkareṣu
Notes	¹Vedic