बहू

See also: बहु, बांह, बाहु, बाँह, and बिहा

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बहू

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /bə.ɦuː/, [bɐ.ɦuː]

Noun

बहू • (bahū) f (Urdu spelling بہو)

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

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

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

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