भतिजा

Nepali

Alternative forms

• भतिजो (bhatijo), भतीजा (bhatījā), भतिज (bhatij)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʱʌ̤t̪i(d)zä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: भतिजा

Noun

भतिजा • (bhatijā) m

1. brother's son; nephew

Declension

Declension of भतिजा
	Singular	Plural
nominative	भतिजा [bʱʌt̪i(d)zä]	भतिजाहरू [bʱʌt̪i(d)zä̤ːɾu]
accusative	भतिजालाई [bʱʌt̪i(d)zäläi]	भतिजाहरूलाई [bʱʌt̪i(d)zä̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	भतिजाले [bʱʌt̪i(d)zäle]	भतिजाहरूले [bʱʌt̪i(d)zä̤ːɾule]
dative	भतिजालाई [bʱʌt̪i(d)zäläi]	भतिजाहरूलाई [bʱʌt̪i(d)zä̤ːɾuläi]
ablative	भतिजाबाट [bʱʌt̪i(d)zäbäʈʌ]	भतिजाहरूबाट [bʱʌt̪i(d)zä̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	भतिजाको [bʱʌt̪i(d)zäko]	भतिजाहरूको [bʱʌt̪i(d)zä̤ːɾuko]
locative	भतिजामा [bʱʌt̪i(d)zämä]	भतिजाहरूमा [bʱʌt̪i(d)zä̤ːɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

• “भतिजा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “भतिजा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar