ভাবী

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀪 (*bhābbha), from baby talk. Cognate with Hindi भाभी (bhābhī)

Noun

ভাবী • (bhabi)

1. elder brother's wife
2. term of address for any woman of one's age; sister