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Nepali
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit भगिनी (bhaginī). Compare Hindi बहन (bahan)[1].
Pronunciation
Noun
बहिनी • (bahinī) f
- younger sister
- term of address for a younger woman.
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “बैनि”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner
Further reading
- “बहिनी”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “बहिनी”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar