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Nepali
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit वधू (vadhū́).
Pronunciation
Noun
बधू • (badhū) f (masculine बर or वर)
- bride
- Synonyms: दुलही (dulahī), बेहुली (behulī), कन्या (kanyā)
- wife
- Synonyms: श्रीमती (śrīmatī), बुढी (buḍhī), आइमाई (āimāī), स्वास्नी (svāsnī)
References
- “बधू”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “बधू”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar