बहिनी

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भगिनी (bhaginī). Compare Hindi बहन (bahan)[1].

Pronunciation

Noun

बहिनी • (bahinī) f

  1. younger sister
  2. term of address for a younger woman.

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “बैनि”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner

Further reading
  • “बहिनी”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “बहिनी”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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