याता
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit याता (yā́tā). Doublet of जा (jā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /jɑː.t̪ɑː/, [jäː.t̪äː]
Noun
याता • (yātā) f
- (rare, formal) co-sister-in-law; husband’s brother’s wife
Usage notes
While the words जेठानी (jeṭhānī), देवरानी (devrānī) and जा (jā) all translate to "co-sister-in-law" in English, they cannot be used interchangeably. जेठानी (jeṭhānī) is used to refer to a husband's elder brother's wife and both देवरानी (devrānī) and जा (jā) are used to refer to a husband's younger brother's wife. याता (yātā) can be used for both these senses.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | याता yātā |
याताएँ yātāẽ |
| oblique | याता yātā |
याताओं yātāõ |
| vocative | याता yātā |
याताओ yātāo |
Noun
याता • (yātā) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | याता yātā |
याता yātā |
| oblique | याता yātā |
याताओं yātāõ |
| vocative | याता yātā |
याताओ yātāo |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “याता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Sanskrit
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /jɑ́ː.tɑː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /jɑː.t̪ɑː/
Noun
याता • (yā́tā)
- feminine nominative singular of यातृ (yā́tṛ, “co-sister-in-law”)
- masculine nominative singular of यातृ (yā́tṛ, “charioteer”)
Adjective
याता • (yā́tā)
- inflection of यातृ (yā́tṛ, “one who goes, goer, traveller, killer, destroyer”)