भाभी
See also: भो भो
Hindi
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भाभी
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Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀪𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀪 (*bhābbha), from baby talk. Cognate with Bengali ভাবী (bhabi).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱɑː.bʱiː/, [bʱäː.bʱiː]
Noun
भाभी • (bhābhī) f (male equivalent भैया, Urdu spelling بھابی or بھابھی)
- elder brother's wife
- term of address for any woman of one's age; sister
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | भाभी bhābhī |
भाभियाँ bhābhiyā̃ |
| oblique | भाभी bhābhī |
भाभियों bhābhiyõ |
| vocative | भाभी bhābhī |
भाभियो bhābhiyo |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhābbha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “भाभी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3643
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “भाभी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 550
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “भाभी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 765
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “भाभी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 479.