Talk:बहू

@Atitarev, AryamanA Are the plural forms of these feminine nouns in -ū correct with a long ū preceding the vocalic endings? If so is ख़ुशबू (xuśbū) an exception with short -u- in the plural? If so, are there any other feminine nouns in -ū with short -u- in the plural? Benwing2 (talk) 04:31, 10 August 2020 (UTC)

@Benwing2, AryamanA: बहुओं (bahuõ) with a short "u" has SO many more Google hits than बहूओं (bahūõ). --Anatoli T. ^{(обсудить}/^вклад) 05:11, 10 August 2020 (UTC)

@Atitarev, AryamanA If you actually click through to the end, there are only 96 of the former and 77 of the latter, so I dunno. Benwing2 (talk) 05:24, 10 August 2020 (UTC)

OK, Many more than 96 Google Books hits for the former, only a handful for the latter. Not sure what's going on. Benwing2 (talk) 05:26, 10 August 2020 (UTC)

@Atitarev, Benwing2: Well, whatever the hits are, I'm quite sure the "correct" way is with short u. It's probably orthography issues with typing online combined with difficulty to actually distinguish long u and short u when they're followed by o. —Aryaman^{A (मुझसे बात करें • योगदान)} 06:41, 10 August 2020 (UTC)