बहिनी
Nepali edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sanskrit भगिनी (bhaginī). Compare Hindi बहन (bahan)[1].
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
बहिनी • (bahinī) f
- younger sister
- term of address for a younger woman.
References edit
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “बैनि”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner
Further reading edit
- “बहिनी”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś)[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “बहिनी”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar