भाऊजी

Marathi

Alternative forms

  • भाओजी (bhāojī)

Etymology

From भाऊ (bhāū, brother) +‎ जी ().

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʱau.d͡ʑi/, [bʱau.d͡ʑiː]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: भाऊ‧जी

Noun

भाऊजी • (bhāūjīm (female equivalent जाऊ)

  1. brother-in-law (husband's brother)
  2. (honorific) a respectful term of address used for a male friend of one's husband

Declension

Declension of भाऊजी (masc ī-stem)
direct
singular
भाऊजी
bhāūjī
direct
plural
भाऊजी
bhāūjī
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
भाऊजी
bhāūjī
भाऊजी
bhāūjī
oblique
सामान्यरूप
भाऊजी
bhāūjī
भाऊजीं-
bhāūjīn-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
भाऊजीला
bhāūjīlā
भाऊजींना
bhāūjīnnā
ergative भाऊजीने, भाऊजीनं
bhāūjīne, bhāūjīna
भाऊजींनी
bhāūjīnnī
instrumental भाऊजीशी
bhāūjīśī
भाऊजींशी
bhāūjīnśī
locative
सप्तमी
भाऊजीत
bhāūjīt
भाऊजींत
bhāūjīt
vocative
संबोधन
भाऊजी
bhāūjī
भाऊजींनो
bhāūjīnno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of भाऊजी (masc ī-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
भाऊजीचा
bhāūjīċā
भाऊजीचे
bhāūjīċe
भाऊजीची
bhāūjīcī
भाऊजीच्या
bhāūjīcā
भाऊजीचे, भाऊजीचं
bhāūjīċe, bhāūjīċa
भाऊजीची
bhāūjīcī
भाऊजीच्या
bhāūjīcā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
भाऊजींचा
bhāūjīnċā
भाऊजींचे
bhāūjīnċe
भाऊजींची
bhāūjīñcī
भाऊजींच्या
bhāūjīncā
भाऊजींचे, भाऊजींचं
bhāūjīnċe, bhāūjīnċa
भाऊजींची
bhāūjīñcī
भाऊजींच्या
bhāūjīñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “भाऊजी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “भाऊजी”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “भाऊजी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 607