बहिनी

बहिनी

See also: बहना, बहन, बहाना, बिहान, and बहिन

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भगिनी (bhaginī). Compare Hindi बहन (bahan)[1].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʌi̯ni]
• Phonetic Devanagari: बैनि

Noun

बहिनी • (bahinī) f

1. younger sister
2. term of address for a younger woman.

References

1. 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