दाजु
See also: दूजा and देज
Nepali
Etymology
From Classical Newar 𑐡𑐵𑐖𑐸 (dāju, “elder brother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d̪ä(d)zu]
- Phonetic Devanagari: दाजु
- IPA(key): [d̪ä(d)zju]
- Phonetic Devanagari: दाज्यु
Noun
दाजु • (dāju) m
- elder brother
- Synonym: दाइ (dāi)
- used to address any male person older than oneself
Further reading
- “दाजु”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “दाजु”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931), “दाजु”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner