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bahanji

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ba-han-ji
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman who favours traditional Indian clothing, music, etc. over the Western equivalents.

Indian usage; Derogatory; Informal

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi बहन (bahan, “sister”) + -ji.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

bahanjis (plural)

Questions

What does bahanji mean?
A woman who favours traditional Indian clothing, music, etc. over the Western equivalents.
Where does bahanji come from?
Borrowed from Hindi बहन (bahan, “sister”) + -ji.

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