बहन

• बहिन (bahin)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀇𑀡𑀻 (bhaïṇī), 𑀪𑀕𑀺𑀡𑀻 (bhagiṇī), from Sanskrit भगिनी (bhaginī).

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /beː.ɦeːn/, [beː.ɦẽːn]
• (Eastern Hindi) (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bə.ɦɪn/, [bɐ.ɦɪ̃n]

बहन • (bahan) f (masculine भाई, Urdu spelling بہن)

1. sister (a female sibling of any age)

   बड़ी बहन ― baṛī bahan ― older sister

   छोटी बहन ― choṭī bahan ― younger sister

   भाई-बहन ― bhāī-bahan ― brothers and sisters

2. female cousin
3. sister (term of address between women)

   बहनो, खाना आ गया है! ― bahno, khānā ā gayā hai! ― Sisters, food has been served!

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बहन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बहन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhaginī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press