बहू

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See also: बहु, बांह, बाहु, बाँह, and बिहा

Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀳𑀽 (vahū), 𑀯𑀥𑀽 (vadhū), from Sanskrit वधू (vadhū́).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bə.ɦuː/, [bɐ.ɦuː]

Noun[edit]

बहू • (bahū) f (Urdu spelling بہو)

  1. daughter-in-law

Declension[edit]

Declension of बहू (fem ū-stem)
singular plural
direct बहू
bahū 		बहुएँ
bahuẽ
oblique बहू
bahū 		बहुओं
bahuõ
vocative बहू
bahū 		बहुओ
bahuo

Descendants[edit]

  • → English: bahu

References[edit]

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vadhūˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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