भाउजु

Nepali

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʱä̤u̯(d)zu]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: भाउजु

Noun

भाउजु • (bhāuju) f

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

Declension

Declension of भाउजु
Singular Plural
nominative भाउजु [bʱäu(d)zu] भाउजुहरू [bʱäu(d)zuʌɾu]
accusative भाउजुलाई [bʱäu(d)zuläi] भाउजुहरूलाई [bʱäu(d)zuʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative भाउजुले [bʱäu(d)zule] भाउजुहरूले [bʱäu(d)zuʌɾule]
dative भाउजुलाई [bʱäu(d)zuläi] भाउजुहरूलाई [bʱäu(d)zuʌɾuläi]
ablative भाउजुबाट [bʱäu(d)zubäʈʌ] भाउजुहरूबाट [bʱäu(d)zuʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive भाउजुको [bʱäu(d)zuko] भाउजुहरूको [bʱäu(d)zuʌɾuko]
locative भाउजुमा [bʱäu(d)zumä] भाउजुहरूमा [bʱäu(d)zuʌɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

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