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बहनौता

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit *𑀩𑀳𑀺𑀡𑀻𑀯𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*bahiṇīvutta) (by metathesis), *𑀪𑀇𑀡𑀻𑀯𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*bhaïṇīvutta) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit भगिनीपुत्र (bhaginīputra). Cognate with Kashmiri ब्यनथ्र् (byanathr, “sister's son”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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बहनौता • (bahnautā) m[1][2]

  1. sister's son, nephew
    Synonym: भानजा (bhānjā)

Declension

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Declension of बहनौता (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct बहनौता
bahnautā 		बहनौते
bahnaute
oblique बहनौते
bahnaute 		बहनौतों
bahnautõ
vocative बहनौते
bahnaute 		बहनौतो
bahnauto

References

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  1. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “बहनौता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3420
  2. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बहनौता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 715
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