भाभी
See also: भो भो
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀪 (*bhābbha), from baby talk.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
भाभी • (bhābhī) f (masculine भैया, Urdu spelling بھابھی)
- elder brother's wife
- term of address for any woman of one's age; sister
Declension edit
Declension of भाभी (fem ī-stem)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भाभी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhābbha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press