Bahuvrihi
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A bahuvrihi, or bahuvrihi compound, is a particular kind of compound word that refers to something that is not specified by any of its parts by themselves (i.e. it is headless), especially a compound that refers to a possessor of an object specified. For instance, a sabertooth is neither a saber nor a tooth: it is a smilodon, an extinct feline with saber-like fangs.
It is common, though not compulsory, that the last constituent in such a compound be a noun, and that the compound as a whole functions as an adjective. Bahuvrihis often refer pejoratively to properties of human beings.
The term was first used by Sanskrit grammarians, and comes from a specific Sanskrit example: a compound consisting of bahu (much) and vrihi (rice) and meaning a rich person — a person who owns a lot of rice.
Other examples of English bahuvrihis include flatfoot, half-wit, highbrow, lowlife, redhead, tenderfoot, and white-collar.
A bahuvrihi is otherwise known as an "exocentric" compound, since its core semantic value is subsumed by an elliptical or `external' semantic value.