बहू

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Hindi

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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बहू (bahūf (Urdu spelling بہو)

  1. daughter-in-law

Declension

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Descendants

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  • English: bahu

References

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