भाभी
Appearance
See also: भो भो
Hindi
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit *𑀪𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀪 (*bhābbha), from baby talk. Cognate with Bengali ভাবী (bhabi).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]भाभी • (bhābhī) f (masculine भैया, Urdu spelling بھابھی)
- elder brother's wife
- term of address for any woman of one's age; sister
Declension
[edit]Declension of भाभी (fem ī-stem)
References
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भाभी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhābbha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press