बहनोई

See also: बहिनोई

Hindi

Alternative forms

• बहिनोई (bahinoī)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀩𑀳𑀺𑀡𑀯𑀇 (*bahiṇavaï), from Sanskrit भगिनीपति (bhaginīpati), from भगिनी (bhaginī, “sister”) +‎ पति (páti, “husband”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bəɦ.noː.iː/, [bɛʱ.noː.iː]

Noun

बहनोई • (bahnoī) f (Urdu spelling بہنوئی)

1. younger sister's husband

Declension

Declension of बहनोई (fem ind ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बहनोई bahnoī	बहनोइयाँ bahnoiyā̃
oblique	बहनोई bahnoī	बहनोइयों bahnoiyõ
vocative	बहनोई bahnoī	बहनोइयो bahnoiyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बहनोई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhaginīpati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press