Bahina, Bahīṇa: 3 definitions

Introduction:

Bahina means something in Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Bahin.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

bahīṇa (बहीण).—f (bhaginī S) A sister. Pr. bahiṇīmuḷēṃ bhāvōjī sōyarā. 2 Applied also to a female cousin. 3 or vaḍīla bahīṇa Applied (commonly in dispraise) to a female equaling or excelling, in some trait or property, the female spoken of.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

bahīṇa (बहीण).—f A sister. A female cousin.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Bahina (बहिन) [Also spelled bahin]:—(nf) see [bahana; ~nāpā] see [bahanāpā] (under [bahana]).

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