Bahuvrihi definition
A compound word functioning as an adjective whose last element is in origin a noun. For example, in the phrase high-fiber diet , the compound high-fiber is a bahuvrihi modifying diet that ends in the noun fiber.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
bahuvrihi
Plural:
bahuvrihisOrigin of bahuvrihi
- Sanskrit bahuvrīhiḥ having much rice (an example of the type) bahu- much vrīhiḥ rice
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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