मौसी

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मौसी

मौसी

भांजा

भांजी

बहनोई

भौजाई

भतीजा

भतीजी

जेठानी

नंदोई

देवरानी

साढ़ू

पत्नी

समधिन

दामाद

नातिन

समधिन

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Alternative forms

मासी (māsī), माँसी (mā̃sī)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?] (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀺 (māusi)), from Sanskrit मातुःष्वसृ (mātuḥṣvasṛ).^[1] Cognate with Marathi मावशी (māvśī), Assamese মাহী (mahi).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /mɔː.siː/
Rhymes: -ɔː.siː
Hyphenation: मौ‧सी

Noun

मौसी • (mausī) f (masculine मौसा, Urdu spelling مَوسِی)

maternal aunt (mother's sister)

Declension

Declension of मौसी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मौसी mausī	मौसियाँ mausiyā̃
oblique	मौसी mausī	मौसियों mausiyõ
vocative	मौसी mausī	मौसियो mausiyo

Related terms

मौसेरा (mauserā), मौसेरी (mauserī)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mātuḥṣvasr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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