वधू
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *wadʰúHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wadʰúHs, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ-úHs, from *wedʰ- (“to bind, lead”).
Pronunciation
Noun
वधू • (vadhū́) f
- a bride or newly-married woman, young wife, spouse or any wife or woman
- a daughter-in-law
- any younger female relation
- the female of any animal, especially a cow or mare
Declension
Feminine ū-stem declension of वधू (vadhū́) | |||
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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 |
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Descendants
- → Telugu: వధువు (vadhuvu)
Categories:
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation
- Sanskrit lemmas
- Sanskrit nouns
- Sanskrit feminine nouns
- Sanskrit ū-stem nouns