| 释义 |
ba·hu·vri·hi
\ˌbä(ˌ)hüvˈrēhē\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Sanskrit bahuvrīhi, literally, having much rice (a compound of this type), from bahu much + vrīhi rice — more at pachy-, rice
: a class of compound words whose meanings follow the formula “(one) having a B that is A” where A stands for the first constituent of the compound and B for the second; also : a compound word belonging to this class (as graybeard, blockhead, barefoot) — see possessive I 1b |