bhraaǰái

Phalura

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भ्रातुर्जाया (bhrāturjāyā, “brother's wife”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brhaadʑéj/

Noun

bhraaǰái f (Perso-Arabic spelling بھراجئیۡ)

  1. sister-in-law
  2. brother's wife

Declension

Declension of bhraaǰái (a-decl ending in -ái)
singular plural
nominative bhraaǰái bhraaǰée, bhraaǰéea
oblique bhraaǰée, bhraaǰéea bhraaǰéem

Alternative forms

  • bhraaǰéi

References

  • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “bhraaǰái”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhrāturjāyā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 551
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