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Perhaps from Sanskrit बाहुल (bāhula, “arm armour; sleeve”).
- IPA(key): /ba.ɦu.li/, [bʱau.liː]
बाहुली • (bāhulī) f
- doll; puppet, marionette
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “बाहुली”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies