भौजाई

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भ्रातृजाया (bhrātṛjāyā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bʱɔː.d͡ʒɑː.iː/, [bʱɔː.d͡ʒäː.iː]

Noun

भौजाई • (bhaujāīf (Urdu spelling بھَوْجائِی)

  1. sister-in-law

Declension

Declension of भौजाई (fem ind ī-stem)
singular plural
direct भौजाई
bhaujāī
भौजाइयाँ
bhaujāiyā̃
oblique भौजाई
bhaujāī
भौजाइयों
bhaujāiyõ
vocative भौजाई
bhaujāī
भौजाइयो
bhaujāiyo

Descendants

  • Guyanese Creole English: boujee

References

  • Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “भौजाई”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]