वधू

Sanskrit

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Definitions
  • a bride or newly-married woman, young wife, spouse or any wife or woman
  • a daughter-in-law
  • any younger female relation
  • the female of any animal, especially a cow or mare

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wadʰúHs inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wadʰúHs inherited from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ-úHs.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wedʰ-úHs

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