भतिजी

Nepali

Alternative forms

• भतीजी (bhatījī)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʱʌ̤t̪i(d)zi]
• Phonetic Devanagari: भतिजि

Noun

भतिजी • (bhatijī) f

1. brother's daughter; niece

Declension

Declension of भतिजी
	Singular	Plural
nominative	भतिजी [bʱʌt̪i(d)zi]	भतिजीहरू [bʱʌt̪i(d)ziɦʌɾu]
accusative	भतिजीलाई [bʱʌt̪i(d)ziläi]	भतिजीहरूलाई [bʱʌt̪i(d)ziɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	भतिजीले [bʱʌt̪i(d)zile]	भतिजीहरूले [bʱʌt̪i(d)ziɦʌɾule]
dative	भतिजीलाई [bʱʌt̪i(d)ziläi]	भतिजीहरूलाई [bʱʌt̪i(d)ziɦʌɾuläi]
ablative	भतिजीबाट [bʱʌt̪i(d)zibäʈʌ]	भतिजीहरूबाट [bʱʌt̪i(d)ziɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	भतिजीको [bʱʌt̪i(d)ziko]	भतिजीहरूको [bʱʌt̪i(d)ziɦʌɾuko]
locative	भतिजीमा [bʱʌt̪i(d)zimä]	भतिजीहरूमा [bʱʌt̪i(d)ziɦʌɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

• “भतिजी”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “भतिजी”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar