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What is a bahuvrihi?

What is a bahuvrihi? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (grammar) A type of nominal compound in which the first part modifies the second and neither part alone conveys the intended meaning.
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In such a bahuvrihi compound, any or all of his four sons could theoretically be referred to here by satmaja.
It would therefore not be surprising if unambiguous bahuvrihi morphology were to be used occasionally in a governing compound.

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