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bhariyā

fem nom sg of bhariyā (noun); fem nom pl of bhariyā (noun); fem acc pl of bhariyā (noun); fem instr sg of bhariyā (noun); …

  1. wife; lit. to be supported

Etymology. √bhar + iya + ā; from √bhar 'carry, support'; Sanskrit bhāryā [bhṛ]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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