देवरानी

Hindi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪eːʋ.ɾɑː.niː/, [d̪eːʋ.ɾäː.niː]

Noun

देवरानी • (devrānī) f (masculine देवर)

  1. husband's younger brother's wife

Declension

References

Nepali

Pronunciation

Noun

देवरानी • (dewarānī) f

  1. Alternative form of देउरानी [deurānī].

Declension

Declension of देवरानी
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]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

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