जेठानी

Hindi

Alternative forms

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 • (jeṭhānīf (masculine जेठ, Urdu spelling جیٹھانی)

  1. husband's elder brother's wife

Declension

Declension of जेठानी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct जेठानी
jeṭhānī
जेठानियाँ
jeṭhāniyā̃
oblique जेठानी
jeṭhānī
जेठानियों
jeṭhāniyõ
vocative जेठानी
jeṭhānī
जेठानियो
jeṭhāniyo

See also

References

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 • (jeṭhānīf

  1. husband's elder brother's wife; sister-in-law

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