বৈনী

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Early Assamese বহিনী (bohinī), *ভৈনী (bhoinī), from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀪𑁃𑀡𑀻 (*bhaiṇī), Magadhi Prakrit *𑀩𑀳𑀺𑀡𑀻 (*bahiṇī), from Sanskrit ভগিনী (bhaginī). Cognate with Kamta বৈনী (boini), Bengali বোন (bōn), Sylheti ꠜꠂꠘ (bóino), Odia ଭଉଣୀ (bhôuṇi), Hindi बहन (bahan).

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বৈনী (boini)

  1. (Kamrupi) younger sister

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