जेठानी
Hindi
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जेठानी
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Alternative forms
- जिठानी (jiṭhānī)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀡𑀻 (jiṭṭhāṇī) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit *ज्येष्ठजानि (*jyeṣṭhajāni).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒeː.ʈʰɑː.niː/, [d͡ʒeː.ʈʰäː.niː]
Noun
जेठानी • (jeṭhānī) f (masculine जेठ, Urdu spelling جیٹھانی)
- husband's elder brother's wife
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | जेठानी jeṭhānī |
जेठानियाँ jeṭhāniyā̃ |
| oblique | जेठानी jeṭhānī |
जेठानियों jeṭhāniyõ |
| vocative | जेठानी jeṭhānī |
जेठानियो jeṭhāniyo |
See also
- जेठ (jeṭh)
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जेठानी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “जेठानी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जेठानी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jeṭhānī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 291
Nepali
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀡𑀻 (jiṭṭhāṇī) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit *ज्येष्ठजानि (*jyeṣṭhajāni).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d͡zeʈʰäni]
- Phonetic Devanagari: जेठानि
Noun
जेठानी • (jeṭhānī) f
Usage notes
A husband's elder brother's wife is referred to as जेठानी (jeṭhānī) but addressed as दिदी (didī).
Further reading
- “जेठानी”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary][1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “जेठानी”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jeṭhānī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 291