बहीण
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See also: बहिणी
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi बहिणी (bahiṇī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀪𑁃𑀡𑀻 (bhaiṇī) ,from Sanskrit भगिनी (bhaginī). Cognate to Konkani भैण (bhaiṇ).
Noun
बहीण • (bahīṇ) f (plural बहिणी)
References
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “बहीण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “बहीण”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhaginī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press