मौसेरा
Hindi
Etymology
Related to मौसी (mausī, “maternal aunt”). See चचेरा (cacerā). Cognate with Punjabi ਮਸੇਰਾ (maserā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /mɔː.seː.ɾɑː/, [mɔː.seː.ɾäː]
Noun
मौसेरा • (mauserā) m (female equivalent मौसेरी, Urdu spelling موسیرا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मौसेरा mauserā |
मौसेरे mausere |
| oblique | मौसेरे mausere |
मौसेरों mauserõ |
| vocative | मौसेरे mausere |
मौसेरो mausero |
Adjective
मौसेरा • (mauserā) (Urdu spelling موسیرا)
- (of a cousin brother/sister) related through one's maternal aunt
- मौसेरा भाई ― mauserā bhāī ― maternal aunt's son (literally, “cousin brother”)
- मौसेरी बहन ― mauserī bahan ― maternal aunt's daughter (literally, “cousin sister”)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| direct | मौसेरा mauserā |
मौसेरे mausere |
मौसेरी mauserī |
मौसेरी mauserī |
| oblique | मौसेरे mausere |
मौसेरे mausere |
मौसेरी mauserī |
मौसेरी mauserī |
| vocative | मौसेरे mausere |
मौसेरे mausere |
मौसेरी mauserī |
मौसेरी mauserī |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “मौसेरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4047
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “मौसेरा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 624
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मौसेरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 839
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “मौसेरा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 527.