जीजी
Haryanvi
Noun
जीजी (jījī)
- sister
Hindi
Etymology
From Prakrit *जीज्ज (jījja) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from onomatopoeic nursery words. Compare similar developments in Marathi जिजी (jijī, “elder sister”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiː.d͡ʒiː/
Noun
जीजी • (jījī) f (male equivalent जीजा)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | जीजी jījī |
जीजियाँ jījiyā̃ |
| oblique | जीजी jījī |
जीजियों jījiyõ |
| vocative | जीजी jījī |
जीजियो jījiyo |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “जीजी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1766
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “जीजी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 245
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “जीजी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 374
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “जीजी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 239.