भाऊजी
Marathi
Alternative forms
- भाओजी (bhāojī)
Etymology
From भाऊ (bhāū, “brother”) + जी (jī).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʱau.d͡ʑi/, [bʱau.d͡ʑiː]
- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: भाऊ‧जी
Noun
भाऊजी • (bhāūjī) m (female equivalent जाऊ)
- brother-in-law (husband's brother)
- (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 |
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| 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 ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (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