ALL meanings of bahuvrihi
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B b - noun bahuvrihi a class of compound words consisting of two elements the first of which is a specific feature of the second 3
- noun bahuvrihi a compound word of this type, such as hunchback, bluebell, highbrow 3
- noun bahuvrihi (linguistics) A type of nominal compound in which the first part modifies the second and neither part alone conveys the intended meaning. 1
- noun plural bahuvrihi Grammar. a compound noun or adjective consisting of two constituents, the first of which is adjectival and describes the person or object denoted by the second, which is nominal: the compound as a whole denotes or describes a person or object having what is denoted by the second element, as bonehead, heavy-handed, redcoat. 1