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बहिनी

See also: बहना, बहन, बहाना, बिहान, and बहिन

Nepali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit भगिनी (bhaginī). Compare Hindi बहन (bahan)[1].

Pronunciation

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Noun

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बहिनी • (bahinī) f

  1. younger sister
  2. term of address for a younger woman.

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “बैनि”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner

Further reading

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  • “बहिनी”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “बहिनी”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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