ભાભી

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀪 (*bhābbha), from baby talk.[1] Cognate with Hindustani بھابھی / भाभी (bhābhī).

Pronunciation

Noun

ભાભી • (bhābhīf (masculine ભાઈ)

  1. sister-in-law (brother or cousin's wife)

Declension

Declension of ભાભી
singular plural
nominative ભાભી (bhābhī) ભાભીઓ (bhābhīo)
oblique ભાભી (bhābhī) ભાભીઓ (bhābhīo)
vocative ભાભી (bhābhī) ભાભીઓ (bhābhīo)
instrumental ભાભી (bhābhī) ભાભીઓ (bhābhīo)
locative ભાભીએ (bhābhīe) ભાભીઓએ (bhābhīoe)

Synonyms

  • ભોજાઈ (bhojāī), ભ્રાતૃજાયા (bhrātŕjāyā)

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhābbha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading