भतीजा

See also: भतीजी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi भतीजा (bhatījā),[1] from Prakrit भत्तिज्ज (bhattijja), from Sanskrit भ्रात्रीय (bhrātrī́ya), भ्रात्रेय (bhrātreya, “fraternal”), from भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ, “brother”),[2] the source of Hindi भाई (bhāī) and भ्राता (bhrātā). Cognate with Gujarati ભત્રીજો (bhatrījo).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bʱə.t̪iː.d͡ʒɑː/, [bʱɐ.t̪iː.d͡ʒäː]

Noun

भतीजा • (bhatījā) m (feminine भतीजी, Urdu spelling بھتیجا)[3]

  1. brother's son, nephew
    चाची अपने भतीजे का ख़्याल रखती हैं।
    cācī apne bhatīje kā xyāl rakhtī ha͠i.
    The aunt takes care of her nephew.

Declension

Declension of भतीजा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct भतीजा
bhatījā 		भतीजे
bhatīje
oblique भतीजे
bhatīje 		भतीजों
bhatījõ
vocative भतीजे
bhatīje 		भतीजो
bhatījo

References

  1. ^ Winand M. Callewaert, Swapna Sharma (2009) Dictionary of Bhakti, Ramesh Nagar Metro Station, New Delhi 110 015: D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., →ISBN, page 1557.
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhrātrī́ya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 552
  3. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भतीजा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Pronunciation

Noun

भतीजा • (bhatījā) m

  1. alternative form of भतिजा (bhatijā)

Declension

Declension of भतीजा
Singular Plural
nominative भतीजा [bʱʌt̪i(d)zä] भतीजाहरू [bʱʌt̪i(d)zä̤ːɾu]
accusative भतीजालाई [bʱʌt̪i(d)zäläi] भतीजाहरूलाई [bʱʌt̪i(d)zä̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative भतीजाले [bʱʌt̪i(d)zäle] भतीजाहरूले [bʱʌt̪i(d)zä̤ːɾule]
dative भतीजालाई [bʱʌt̪i(d)zäläi] भतीजाहरूलाई [bʱʌt̪i(d)zä̤ːɾuläi]
ablative भतीजाबाट [bʱʌt̪i(d)zäbäʈʌ] भतीजाहरूबाट [bʱʌt̪i(d)zä̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive भतीजाको [bʱʌt̪i(d)zäko] भतीजाहरूको [bʱʌt̪i(d)zä̤ːɾuko]
locative भतीजामा [bʱʌt̪i(d)zämä] भतीजाहरूमा [bʱʌt̪i(d)zä̤ːɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

  • “भतीजा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “भतिजा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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