English Explanatory Dictionary

bahuvrihi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of nominal compound in which the first part modifies the second but neither part alone conveys the intended meaning.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of bahuvrihi.

Pronunciation

/bahuːˈvɹiːhi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bahuvrihi.wav

Word forms

bahuvrihi bahuvrihis bahuvrīhi

Etymology

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

Related words

exocentric metonymy
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