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]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “दुलही”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar