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Telugu
Alternative forms
వదినె (vadine), వదినియ (vadiniya)
Etymology
Compare with Marathi वहिनी (vahinī).
Pronunciation
Noun
వదిన • (vadina) f (plural వదినలు)
- An elder sister-in-law.
- An elder brother's wife.
- A husband's or wife's elder sister, whether older or younger than oneself (though always older in the former case according to the Hindu custom, the husband being always older than the wife).
- A paternal aunt's or maternal uncle's daughter, older than oneself.
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