Standard Lemma guide
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noun
A type of nominal compound in which the first part modifies the second but neither part alone conveys the intended meaning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, attributive
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of bahuvrihi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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History
Transliteration of Sanskrit बहुव्रीहि (bahuvrīhi, “rich, wealthy”, literally “(possessing) much rice”), itself an example of a bahuvrihi.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
