Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bahu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
bahu
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: बहू, بَہُو, वधू

Inflected Forms

bahus (plural)

Phrases

saas-bahu

Frequently Paired Words

saas

Questions

What does bahu mean?
A daughter-in-law or sister-in-law, especially one who lives with her husband's family when married.
Where does bahu come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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