जेठानी
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha, “elder brother”) + जानि (jāni, “wife”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒeː.ʈʰɑː.niː/, [d͡ʒeː.ʈʰäː.n̪iː]
Noun
जेठानी • (jeṭhānī) f (Urdu spelling جیٹھانی)
- husband's elder brother's wife
Declension
Declension of जेठानी (fem ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | जेठानी jeṭhānī | जेठानियाँ jeṭhāniyā̃ |
| oblique | जेठानी jeṭhānī | जेठानियों jeṭhāniyõ |
| vocative | जेठानी jeṭhānī | जेठानियो jeṭhāniyo |
See also
- जेठ (jeṭh)
Nepali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d͡zeʈʰäni]
- Phonetic Devanagari: जेठानि
Noun
जेठानी • (jeṭhānī) f
- husband's elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
Usage notes
husband's elder brother's wife is addressed as दिदी [didī] but जेठानी [jeṭhānī] is used only when referring to as.
Further reading
- “जेठानी”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “जेठानी”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar