Gujarati

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀳𑀽 (vahū), 𑀯𑀥𑀽 (vadhū), from Sanskrit વધૂ (vadhū́), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wadʰúHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wadʰúHs, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ-úHs.[1] Doublet of વધૂ (vadhū). Cognate with Bengali বউ (bou), Hindustani بَہُو / बहू (bahū), Marathi वहू (vahū), and Sindhi وَهۇ / वहू (vahū).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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વહુ (vahuf

  1. daughter-in-law (son's wife)
  2. (by extension) bride; wifethe newly wedded wife in the family

Declension

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Declension of વહુ
singular plural
nominative વહુ (vahu) વહુઓ (vahuo)
oblique વહુ (vahu) વહુઓ (vahuo)
vocative વહુ (vahu) વહુઓ (vahuo)
instrumental વહુ (vahu) વહુઓ (vahuo)
locative વહુએ (vahue) વહુઓએ (vahuoe)

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vadhūˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press