| 单词 | bahuvrihi |
| 释义 | bahuvrihi[ bah-hoo-vree-hee ] / ˌbɑ huˈvri hi / noun, plural ba·hu·vri·his.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. Origin of bahuvrihi1840–50; <Sanskrit: literally, having much rice, equivalent to bahu- much + vrīhi rice; used to name the type of compound word of which it is an example Words nearby bahuvrihiBahr el Ghazal, Bahr el Jebel, baht, bahu, bahut, bahuvrihi, bai, Baiae, Baia-Mare, baigneuse, Baikal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for bahuvrihibahuvrihi / (ˌbɑːhuːˈvriːhiː) / noun linguisticsa 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 Word Origin for bahuvrihiC19: from Sanskrit bahuvrīhi, itself this type of compound, from bahu much + vrīh rice Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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