Etymology

bahuvrihi

ba·hu·vri·hi
B3A1H4U1V4R1I1H4I1

Today it means: A type of nominal compound in which the first part modifies the second but neither part alone conveys the intended meaning. Full definition →

Sanskrit बहुव्रीहि (bahuvrīhi)translit. ← Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaȷ́ʰúš ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰénǵʰus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰenǵʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰénǵʰus
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranian*bʰaȷ́ʰúš
  4. Sanskritब॒हु- (bahú-)
  5. Sanskritव्री॒हि (vrīhí)
  6. Sanskritबहुव्रीहि (bahuvrīhi)translit.
  7. English todaybahuvrihi

Transliteration of Sanskrit बहुव्रीहि (bahuvrīhi, “rich, wealthy”, literally “(possessing) much rice”), itself an example of a bahuvrihi.

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