bahuvrihi
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bahuvrihi¹
- /bahuːˈvɹiːhi/ UK
Where it comes from
Transliteration of Sanskrit बहुव्रीहि (bahuvrīhi, “rich, wealthy”, literally “(possessing) much rice”), itself an example of a bahuvrihi.
noun bahuvrihis · Bahuvrihi · bahuvrīhi · Bahuvrīhi
- A type of nominal compound in which the first part modifies the second but neither part alone conveys the intended meaning. Considerable discrepancies prevail with regard to the word मूचिीः which the Calcutta edition and all the authorities except the Bombay copy and No. VI. read without the visarga. It has subsequently been inserted in Mr. [Charles] Wilkins' ms., and is clearly required by the sense, as तोजोमूचिीः is a
Bahuvrihi²
noun Bahuvrihis
- Alternative letter-case form of bahuvrihi
Translations
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noun type of compound term
| 日本語 | 有財釈 uzaishaku, 所有複合語 shoyūfukugōgo |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | बहुव्रीहि bahuvrīhi |
| Français | bahuvrihi |
| Deutsch | Besitzkompositum |
Talk about this word "bahuvrihi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bahuvrihi. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. bahuvrihi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bahuvrihi "bahuvrihi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bahuvrihi.Cite this
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title = {bahuvrihi},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bahuvrihi},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
