বৈনী

Assamese

Alternative forms

বনী (boni)
ভনী (bhoni) — Standard

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /boɪ.ni/

Noun

বৈনী • (boini)

(Kamrupi) younger sister

Derived terms

বৈনাক (boinak)

See also

ভাই (bhai)
বাই (bai)

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