bāhu

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See also: bahu and bāhu-

Old Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu, arm), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *baHźʰúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰús (arm).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bāhu

  1. arm

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Javanese: ꦧꦲꦸ (bahu, arm)
  • Balinese: ᬩᬵᬳᬸ (bahu), ᬩᬳᬸ (bahu)

Further reading[edit]

  • "bāhu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali[edit]

Alternative scripts[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰús.[1]

Noun[edit]

bāhu m[2]

  1. arm
Declension[edit]
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Adjective[edit]

bāhu

  1. Combining form of bahu (many)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bāhú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “bāhu”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead