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bahu

bahu noun: a daughter-in-law or sister-in-law, especially one who lives with her husband's family when married.

Noun

bahu (plural bahus)

  1. (South-Asia) A daughter-in-law or sister-in-law, especially one who lives with her husband's family when married.

Forms of bahu

pluralbahus

Origin of bahu

Borrowed from Hindi बहू (bahū) / Urdu بَہُو (bahū), from Sanskrit वधू (vadhū́).

Words formed from bahu

Questions about bahu

What does bahu mean?
Bahu means a daughter-in-law or sister-in-law, especially one who lives with her husband's family when married.
What part of speech is bahu?
Bahu is a noun.
What is the plural of bahu?
The plural of bahu is bahus.

Words near bahu in the dictionary

  1. bahs
  2. baht
  3. baht bus
  4. baht buses
  5. bahts
  6. bahu
  7. Bahujan
  8. Bahumono
  9. bahur
  10. bahurim
  11. bahus

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