भतीजा

See also: भतीजी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚 (bhattijja), from Sanskrit भ्रात्रीय (bhrātrīya, “fraternal”), from भ्राता (bhrātā, “brother”) + -ईय (-īya, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱə.t̪iː.d͡ʒɑː/, [bʱɐ.t̪iː.d͡ʒäː]

Noun

भतीजा • (bhatījā) m (feminine भतीजी, Urdu spelling بھتیجا)

1. brother's son, nephew

   चाची अपने भतीजे का ख़्याल रखती हैं।

   cācī apne bhatīje kā xyāl rakhtī ha͠i.

   The aunt takes care of her nephew.

Declension

Declension of भतीजा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भतीजा bhatījā	भतीजे bhatīje
oblique	भतीजे bhatīje	भतीजों bhatījõ
vocative	भतीजे bhatīje	भतीजो bhatījo

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhrātrī́ya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʱʌ̤t̪i(d)zä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: भतिजा

Noun

भतीजा • (bhatījā) m

1. Alternative form of भतिजा [bhatijā].

Declension

Declension of भतीजा
	Singular	Plural
nominative	भतीजा [bʱʌt̪i(d)zä]	भतीजाहरू [bʱʌt̪i(d)zä̤ːɾu]
accusative	भतीजालाई [bʱʌt̪i(d)zäläi]	भतीजाहरूलाई [bʱʌt̪i(d)zä̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	भतीजाले [bʱʌt̪i(d)zäle]	भतीजाहरूले [bʱʌt̪i(d)zä̤ːɾule]
dative	भतीजालाई [bʱʌt̪i(d)zäläi]	भतीजाहरूलाई [bʱʌt̪i(d)zä̤ːɾuläi]
ablative	भतीजाबाट [bʱʌt̪i(d)zäbäʈʌ]	भतीजाहरूबाट [bʱʌt̪i(d)zä̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	भतीजाको [bʱʌt̪i(d)zäko]	भतीजाहरूको [bʱʌt̪i(d)zä̤ːɾuko]
locative	भतीजामा [bʱʌt̪i(d)zämä]	भतीजाहरूमा [bʱʌt̪i(d)zä̤ːɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

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