| 词条 | Bahuvrihi |
| 释义 |
A bahuvrihi compound (from {{lang-sa|बहुव्रीहि|tr=bahuvrīhi}}, literally meaning "much rice" or "having much rice", but denoting a rich man) is a type of compound that denotes a referent by specifying a certain characteristic or quality the referent possesses. A bahuvrihi is exocentric, so that the compound is not a hyponym of its head. For instance, a sabretooth (smil-odon) is neither a sabre nor a tooth, but a feline with sabre-like teeth. In Sanskrit bahuvrihis, the last constituent is a noun—more strictly, a nominal stem—while the whole compound is an adjective. In Vedic Sanskrit the accent is regularly on the first member ({{lang|sa-Latn|tatpurusha}} {{lang|sa-Latn|rāja-pútra}} "a king's son", but bahuvrihi {{lang|sa-Latn|rājá-putra}} "having kings as sons", viz. {{lang|sa-Latn|rājá-putra-}}, m., "father of kings", {{lang|sa-Latn|rājá-putrā-}}, f., "mother of kings"), with the exception of a number of non-nominal prefixes such as the privative a; the word {{lang|sa-Latn|bahuvrīhí}} is itself likewise an exception to this rule. In English bahuvrihis can be identified and the last constituent is usually a noun, while the whole compound is a noun or an adjective. The accent is on the first constituent. English bahuvrihis often describe people using synecdoche: flatfoot, half-wit, highbrow, lowlife, redhead, tenderfoot, long-legs, and white-collar. English examples
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