[sahēlī]~[sɛhēlī], f. a woman’s female friend.
[◀MIA: Pk. sahī-, °hiā- f. ʻwoman’s female friendʼ; Pa. sakhī-, sakhikā- f. ʻwoman’s female friendʼ ◀OIA sakhīˊ- f. ʻwoman's confidanteʼ MBh., ʻa mistressʼ VarBr̥S. <√sac ‘follow’ ◀PIE *sekʷ- ‘to follow’] ♣[=PIE▶⋯→Eng. sect, sequence, sue, pursue, sign ]
☞ (Platts, 1884) 0707; (Turner, 1966) 13074, p.757; (Pali-Eng., 1925) 661; (MW, 1899) 1130; (Pokorny, 1959) 0896; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.684, 2.686
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