వదిన

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Telugu

Alternative forms

వదినె (vadine), వదినియ (vadiniya)

Etymology

Compare with Marathi वहिनी (vahinī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋad̪ina/
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Noun

వదిన (vadinaf (plural వదినలు)

  1. An elder sister-in-law.
  2. An elder brother's wife.
  3. 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).
  4. A paternal aunt's or maternal uncle's daughter, older than oneself.

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