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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ba•hu•vri•hi (bä′ho̅o̅ vrē′hē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -his. - Grammara 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.
- 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
- 1840–50
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