अग्रजा

See also: अग्रज, अंग्रेज, अंग्रेज़, अंग्रेज़ी, अंग्रेज़ों, and अँग्रेज़ी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अग्रजा (agrajā). By surface analysis, अग्रज (agraj, “born before”) +‎ -आ (-ā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /əɡ.ɾə.d͡ʒɑː/, [ɐɡ.ɾɐ.d͡ʒäː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː
  • Hyphenation: अ‧ग्र‧जा, अग्‧र‧जा

Noun

अग्रजा • (agrajā) f[1][2]

  1. female equivalent of अग्रज (agraj): older sister
    Synonyms: जीजी (jījī), (more common) दीदी (dīdī), दी (dī)
    Hypernym: बहन (bahan)

Declension

Declension of अग्रजा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct अग्रजा
agrajā 		अग्रजाएँ
agrajāẽ
oblique अग्रजा
agrajā 		अग्रजाओं
agrajāõ
vocative अग्रजा
agrajā 		अग्रजाओ
agrajāo

References

  1. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अग्र”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 14
  2. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अग्रजा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 104
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