भतीजी

See also: भतीजा

Hindi

Etymology

Feminine of भतीजा (bhatījā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

भतीजी • (bhatījī) f (masculine भतीजा, Urdu spelling بھتیجی)

1. brother's daughter; fraternal niece

Declension

Declension of भतीजी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भतीजी bhatījī	भतीजियाँ bhatījiyā̃
oblique	भतीजी bhatījī	भतीजियों bhatījiyõ
vocative	भतीजी bhatījī	भतीजियो bhatījiyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भतीजी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Pronunciation

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

Noun

भतीजी • (bhatījī) f

1. Alternative form of भतिजी [bhatijī].

Declension

Declension of भतीजी
	Singular	Plural
nominative	भतीजी [bʱʌt̪i(d)zi]	भतीजीहरू [bʱʌt̪i(d)ziɦʌɾu]
accusative	भतीजीलाई [bʱʌt̪i(d)ziläi]	भतीजीहरूलाई [bʱʌt̪i(d)ziɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	भतीजीले [bʱʌt̪i(d)zile]	भतीजीहरूले [bʱʌt̪i(d)ziɦʌɾule]
dative	भतीजीलाई [bʱʌt̪i(d)ziläi]	भतीजीहरूलाई [bʱʌt̪i(d)ziɦʌɾuläi]
ablative	भतीजीबाट [bʱʌt̪i(d)zibäʈʌ]	भतीजीहरूबाट [bʱʌt̪i(d)ziɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	भतीजीको [bʱʌt̪i(d)ziko]	भतीजीहरूको [bʱʌt̪i(d)ziɦʌɾuko]
locative	भतीजीमा [bʱʌt̪i(d)zimä]	भतीजीहरूमा [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

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