हाव-भाव

Hindi

Etymology

Dvandva compound of हाव (hāv, “gesture”) +‎ भाव (bhāv, “expression, gesture”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦɑːʋ.bʱɑːʋ/, [ɦäːʋ.bʱäːʋ]

Noun

हाव-भाव • (hāv-bhāv) m pl

  1. gestures, mannerisms
    उसके हाव-भाव मुझे ख़ूब संदिग्ध लगे।
    uske hāv-bhāv mujhe xūb sandigdh lage.
    His mannerisms seemed very suspicious to me.

Declension

Declension of हाव-भाव (pl-only masc cons-stem)
plural
direct हाव-भाव
hāv-bhāv
oblique हाव-भावों
hāv-bhāvõ
vocative हाव-भावो
hāv-bhāvo
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