देवरानी
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Hindi
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]देवरानी • (devrānī) f (masculine देवर)
- husband's younger brother's wife
Declension
[edit]Declension of देवरानी (fem ī-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | देवरानी devrānī |
देवरानियाँ devrāniyā̃ |
oblique | देवरानी devrānī |
देवरानियों devrāniyõ |
vocative | देवरानी devrānī |
देवरानियो devrāniyo |
References
[edit]- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “देवरानी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “देवरानी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “देवरानी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]देवरानी • (dewarānī) f
- Alternative form of देउरानी [deurānī].
Declension
[edit]Declension of देवरानी | |||
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Singular | Plural | ||
nominative | देवरानी [d̪ewʌɾäni] | देवरानीहरू [d̪ewʌɾäniɦʌɾu] | |
accusative | देवरानीलाई [d̪ewʌɾäniläi] | देवरानीहरूलाई [d̪ewʌɾäniɦʌɾuläi] | |
instrumental/ergative | देवरानीले [d̪ewʌɾänile] | देवरानीहरूले [d̪ewʌɾäniɦʌɾule] | |
dative | देवरानीलाई [d̪ewʌɾäniläi] | देवरानीहरूलाई [d̪ewʌɾäniɦʌɾuläi] | |
ablative | देवरानीबाट [d̪ewʌɾänibäʈʌ] | देवरानीहरूबाट [d̪ewʌɾäniɦʌɾubäʈʌ] | |
genitive | देवरानीको [d̪ewʌɾäniko] | देवरानीहरूको [d̪ewʌɾäniɦʌɾuko] | |
locative | देवरानीमा [d̪ewʌɾänimä] | देवरानीहरूमा [d̪ewʌɾäniɦʌɾumä] | |
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Further reading
[edit]- “देवरानी”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary][1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “देवरानी”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar