बही

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀳𑀺𑀕𑀸 (bahigā), from Sanskrit वहिका (vahikā). Cognate to Gujarati વહી (vahī), Punjabi ਵਹੀ (vahī), ਬਹੀ (bahī), Sindhi وَهِي‎ / वही, Marathi वही (vahī), Oriya ବହି (bôhi), ବଇ (bôi), Bengali বই (bôi), Assamese বহী (bohi).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bə.ɦiː/

Noun

बही • (bahī) f

notebook
खाता-बही ― khātā-bahī ― ledger

Declension

Declension of बही
	Singular	Plural
Direct	बही (bahī)	बहियाँ (bahiyā̃)
Oblique	बही (bahī)	बहियों (bahiyõ)
Vocative	बही (bahī)	बहियो (bahiyo)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बही”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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