పత్ని

Telugu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पत्नी (patnī, “wife”).

Noun

పత్ని • (patni) f (plural పత్నులు)

  1. (literary) She who has a husband.
  2. (law) lawful wife

References
  • “పత్ని” in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 703
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