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bahuvrihi
[bah-hoo-vree-hee]
noun
plural
bahuvrihisGrammar.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.
bahuvrihi
/ ˌɑːːˈːː /
noun
a class of compound words consisting of two elements the first of which is a specific feature of the second
a compound word of this type, such as hunchback , bluebell , highbrow
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bahuvrihi1
1840–50; < Sanskrit: literally, having much rice, equivalent to bahu- much + ī rice; used to name the type of compound word of which it is an example
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bahuvrihi1
C19: from Sanskrit bahuī , itself this type of compound, from bahu much + ī rice
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Example Sentences
Examples have not been reviewed.
Let it be taken as a Bahuvríhi or relative compound.
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