भाई-बहन

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • भाई-बहिन (bhāī-bahin)

Etymology

Dvandva compound of भाई (bhāī, “brother”) +‎ बहन (bahan, “sister”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bʱɑː.iː.bə.ɦən/, [bʱäː.iː.bɛ.ɦɛ̃n]

Noun

भाई-बहन • (bhāī-bahan) m pl

  1. siblings; brothers and sister

Declension

Declension of भाई-बहन (pl-only masc cons-stem // masc ind ī-stem)
plural
direct भाई-बहन
bhāī-bahan
oblique भाई-बहनों, भाइयों-बहनों
bhāī-bahanõ, bhāiyõ-bahanõ
vocative भाई-बहनो, भाइयो-बहनो
bhāī-bahano, bhāiyo-bahano
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