बहू

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀳𑀽 (vahū), 𑀯𑀥𑀽 (vadhū), from Sanskrit वधू (vadhū́).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bə.ɦuː/, [bɐ.ɦuː]

Noun

बहू • (bahū) f (Urdu spelling بہو)

  1. daughter-in-law

Declension
Declension of बहू (fem ū-stem)
singular plural
direct बहू
bahū		 बहुएँ
bahuẽ
oblique बहू
bahū		 बहुओं
bahuõ
vocative बहू
bahū		 बहुओ
bahuo

Descendants
  • → English: bahu

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vadhūˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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