As a Hindi name
भेतव्य · adj
भय करने योग्य । जिससे डरा जाय — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
to be feared or dreaded ( often impers., esp. na bhetavyam, with abl. or gen., ‘one need not be afraid of’), &c.
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
bhetavya mfn. to be feared or dreaded (n. often impers., esp. na bhetavyam, with abl. or gen., ‘one need not be afraid of’), MBh.; Kāv. &c.
bhetavya See p. 758, col. 3.
bhetavya mfn. (-vyaḥ-vyā-vyaṃ) To be feared or apprehended. E. bhī to fear, tavya aff.
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