जेठानी

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Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀡𑀻 (jiṭṭhāṇī) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit *ज्येष्ठजानि (jyeṣṭhajāni).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒeː.ʈʰɑː.niː/, [d͡ʒeː.ʈʰäː.niː]

Noun

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जेठानी (jeṭhānīf (masculine जेठ, Urdu spelling جیٹھانی)

  1. husband's elder brother's wife

Declension

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See also

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References

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Nepali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀡𑀻 (jiṭṭhāṇī) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit *ज्येष्ठजानि (jyeṣṭhajāni).

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Noun

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जेठानी (jeṭhānīf

  1. husband's elder brother's wife; sister-in-law

Usage notes

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Further reading

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  • जेठानी”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “जेठानी”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jeṭhānī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 291