ధర్మపత్ని

Telugu

Etymology

From Sanskrit धर्म (dhárma, “customary observance or prescribed conduct, duty; particular ceremony”) + पत्नी (pátnī, “wife”).

Noun

ధర్మపత్ని • (dharmapatni) f (plural ధర్మపత్నులు)

1. A lawfully married wife.

References

• "ధర్మము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 621