ભોજાઈ
Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Gujarati भउजाई, from Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀉𑀚𑀸𑀇𑀆 (bhāujāiā), from Sanskrit भ्रातुर्जाया (bhrāturjāyā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈbʱɔ.d͡ʒɑi/
Noun
ભોજાઈ • (bhŏjāī) f
- sister-in-law (brother's wife)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ભોજાઈ (bhojāī) | ભોજાઈઓ (bhojāīo) |
| oblique | ભોજાઈ (bhojāī) | ભોજાઈઓ (bhojāīo) |
| vocative | ભોજાઈ (bhojāī) | ભોજાઈઓ (bhojāīo) |
| instrumental | ભોજાઈ (bhojāī) | ભોજાઈઓ (bhojāīo) |
| locative | ભોજાઈએ (bhojāīe) | ભોજાઈઓએ (bhojāīoe) |
Synonyms
- ભાભી (bhābhī)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhrāturjāyā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 551
Further reading
- “ભોજાઈ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.