बहन
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Hindi
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Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀇𑀡𑀻 (bhaïṇī), 𑀪𑀕𑀺𑀡𑀻 (bhagiṇī), from Sanskrit भगिनी (bhaginī).
Pronunciation
Noun
बहन • (bahan) f (masculine भाई, Urdu spelling بہن)
- sister (a female sibling of any age)
- बड़ी बहन ― baṛī bahan ― older sister
- छोटी बहन ― choṭī bahan ― younger sister
- भाई-बहन ― bhāī-bahan ― brothers and sisters
- female cousin
- sister (term of address between women)
- बहनो, खाना आ गया है!
- bahno, khānā ā gayā hai!
- Sisters, food has been served!
Declension
Declension of बहन (fem cons-stem)
Derived terms
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बहन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बहन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhaginī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press