ताया

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit तात्य (tātyá, “fatherly”), from तात (tāta, “father, dad”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪ɑː.jɑː/, [t̪äː.jäː]

Noun

ताया • (tāyā) m (Urdu spelling تایا)

1. father's elder brother

   Synonym: ताऊ (tāū)

Declension

Declension of ताया (masc unmarked ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ताया tāyā	ताया tāyā
oblique	ताया tāyā	तायाओं tāyāõ
vocative	ताया tāyā	तायाओ tāyāo

Related terms

• ताई f (tāī, “father's elder brother's wife”)