देवरानी

Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Alternative form of दिरानी (dirānī) based on देवर (devar). Further, from Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀅𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻 (dearāṇī), from Sanskrit देवरजानी (devarajānī).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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देवरानी (devrānīf (masculine देवर, Urdu spelling دیورانی)

  1. husband's younger brother's wife

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Nepali

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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देवरानी (dewarānīf

  1. Alternative form of देउरानी [deurānī].

Declension

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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

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