वधू

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Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Aryan *wadʰúHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wadʰúHs, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ-úHs, from *wedʰ- (to bind, lead).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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वधू (vadhū́) stemf

  1. a bride or newly-married woman, young wife, spouse or any wife or woman
  2. a daughter-in-law
  3. any younger female relation
  4. the female of any animal, especially a cow or mare

Declension

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Feminine ū-stem declension of वधू (vadhū́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वधूः
vadhū́ḥ
वध्वौ / वधू¹
vadhvaù / vadhū́¹
वध्वः / वधूः¹
vadhvàḥ / vadhū́ḥ¹
Vocative वधु
vádhu
वध्वौ / वधू¹
vádhvau / vádhū¹
वध्वः / वधूः¹
vádhvaḥ / vádhūḥ¹
Accusative वधूम्
vadhū́m
वध्वौ / वधू¹
vadhvaù / vadhū́¹
वधूः
vadhū́ḥ
Instrumental वध्वा
vadhvā́
वधूभ्याम्
vadhū́bhyām
वधूभिः
vadhū́bhiḥ
Dative वध्वै
vadhvaí
वधूभ्याम्
vadhū́bhyām
वधूभ्यः
vadhū́bhyaḥ
Ablative वध्वाः / वध्वै²
vadhvā́ḥ / vadhvaí²
वधूभ्याम्
vadhū́bhyām
वधूभ्यः
vadhū́bhyaḥ
Genitive वध्वाः / वध्वै²
vadhvā́ḥ / vadhvaí²
वध्वोः
vadhvóḥ
वधूनाम्
vadhū́nām
Locative वध्वाम्
vadhvā́m
वध्वोः
vadhvóḥ
वधूषु
vadhū́ṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

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  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀳𑀽 (vahū)
  • Pali: vadhū
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀳𑀽 (vahū), 𑀯𑀥𑀽 (vadhū)
    • Hindustani:

References

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  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 497-8