जेठानी

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha, elder brother) + जानि (jāni, wife).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

जेठानी • (jeṭhānī) f (masculine जेठ, Urdu spelling جیٹھانی)

  1. husband's elder brother's wife

Declension

See also

References

Nepali

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡zeʈʰäni]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: जेठानि

Noun

जेठानी • (jeṭhānī) f

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

Usage notes

husband's elder brother's wife is addressed as दिदी [didī] but जेठानी [jeṭhānī] is used only when referring to as.

Further reading

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