Telugu · Family & People
bharya
Wife
The woman a man is married to.
అతను భార్యతో విజయవాడలో ఉంటాడు.
He lives with his wife in Vijayawada.
'భార్య' (bharya) also comes from Sanskrit, meaning 'wife.' The term emphasizes marital relations and has remained significant in Telugu literature.
'భార్య' (bharya) is generally used in formal contexts, applicable in both written and spoken language, with some dialectical variations.