साली
Hindi
Etymology
Feminine form of साला
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sɑː.liː/, [säː.liː]
Noun
साली • (sālī) f (masculine साला, Urdu spelling سالی)
- sister-in-law, female equivalent of साला (sālā, “brother-in-law”)
Declension
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “साली”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “साली”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “साली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.li/, [sa.liː]
Noun
साली • (sālī) f
- A sister-in-law
- Synonym: भावजय (bhāvj̈ay)
- ती माझी साली आहे.
- tī mājhī sālī āhe.
- She is my sister-in-law.
- (slang) A scoundrel: a term of abuse.
- साली खूप त्रास देते.
- sālī khūp trās dete.
- The scoundrel gives a lot of trouble.
Noun
साली • (sālī)
- plural of साल (sāl), in a sense of skin of fruits.
- फळांच्या साली खाऊ नयेत.
- phaḷāñcyā sālī khāū nayet.
- The skins of fruits should not be eaten.
Adverb
साली • (sālī)
- in the year of
- Synonym: वर्षी (varṣī)
- भारत १९४७ साली स्वतंत्र झाला.
- bhārat 1947 sālī svatantra jhālā.
- India became independent in the year 1947.
Nepali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [säli]
- Phonetic Devanagari: सालि
Noun
साली • (sālī) f
- wife's younger sister; sister-in-law
- (colloquial) a term of abuse, a swear word.; rascal
Declension
Declension of साली | |||
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Singular | Plural | ||
nominative | साली [säli] | सालीहरू [säliɦʌɾu] | |
accusative | सालीलाई [säliläi] | सालीहरूलाई [säliɦʌɾuläi] | |
instrumental/ergative | सालीले [sälile] | सालीहरूले [säliɦʌɾule] | |
dative | सालीलाई [säliläi] | सालीहरूलाई [säliɦʌɾuläi] | |
ablative | सालीबाट [sälibäʈʌ] | सालीहरूबाट [säliɦʌɾubäʈʌ] | |
genitive | सालीको [säliko] | सालीहरूको [säliɦʌɾuko] | |
locative | सालीमा [sälimä] | सालीहरूमा [säliɦʌɾumä] | |
Notes:
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Further reading
- “साली”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “साली”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
Pali
Alternative forms
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