दुलही

Nepali

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [d̪ulʌi̯]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: दुलइ

Noun

दुलही • (dulahī) f (masculine दुलहा)

  1. bride
    Synonyms: बधू (badhū), बेहुली (behulī), कन्या (kanyā)
  2. wife
    Synonyms: श्रीमती (śrīmatī), बुढी (buḍhī), आइमाई (āimāī), स्वास्नी (svāsnī)
  3. son's wife; daughter-in-law
    Synonym: बुहारी (buhārī)
  4. younger brother's wife; sister-in-law
    Synonym: बुहारी (buhārī)
  5. grandson's wife; granddaughter-in-law

References
  • “दुलही”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “दुलही”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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