ताई
Braj
[edit]Postposition
[edit]ताई (tāī)
Hindi
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ताई
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Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from a feminine derivative of Sanskrit तात्य (tātyá, “fatherly”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /t̪ɑː.iː/, [t̪äː.iː]
Noun
[edit]ताई • (tāī) f (male equivalent ताऊ, Urdu spelling تائی)
- father's elder brother's wife
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ताई tāī |
ताइयाँ tāiyā̃ |
| oblique | ताई tāī |
ताइयों tāiyõ |
| vocative | ताई tāī |
ताइयो tāiyo |
References
[edit]- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “ताई”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2046
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “ताई”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 284
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ताई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 446
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “ताई”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 282.