वधू

वधू

See also: विधा and विधि

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *wadʰúHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wadʰúHs, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ-úHs, from *wedʰ- (“to bind, lead”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɐ.d̪ʱúː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɐ.d̪ʱuː/

Noun

वधू • (vadhū́) f

1. a bride or newly-married woman, young wife, spouse or any wife or woman
2. a daughter-in-law
3. any younger female relation
4. the female of any animal, especially a cow or mare

Declension

Feminine ū-stem declension of वधू (vadhū́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वधूः vadhū́ḥ	वध्वौ / वधू¹ vadhvaù / vadhū́¹	वध्वः / वधूः¹ vadhvàḥ / vadhū́ḥ¹
Vocative	वधु vádhu	वध्वौ / वधू¹ vádhvau / vadhū́¹	वध्वः / वधूः¹ vádhvaḥ / vádhūḥ¹
Accusative	वधूम् vadhū́m	वध्वौ / वधू¹ vadhvaù / vadhū́¹	वधूः vadhū́ḥ
Instrumental	वध्वा vadhvā̀	वधूभ्याम् vadhū́bhyām	वधूभिः vadhū́bhiḥ
Dative	वध्वै vadhvaì	वधूभ्याम् vadhū́bhyām	वधूभ्यः vadhū́bhyaḥ
Ablative	वध्वाः vadhvā̀ḥ	वधूभ्याम् vadhū́bhyām	वधूभ्यः vadhū́bhyaḥ
Genitive	वध्वाः vadhvā̀ḥ	वध्वोः vadhvòḥ	वधूनाम् vadhū́nām
Locative	वध्वाम् vadhvā̀m	वध्वोः vadhvòḥ	वधूषु vadhū́ṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Telugu: వధువు (vadhuvu)