भाउजु

Nepali

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʱä̤u̯(d)zu]
• Phonetic Devanagari: भाउजु

Noun

भाउजु • (bhāuju) f

1. elder brother's wife; sister-in-law

Declension

Declension of भाउजु
	Singular	Plural
nominative	भाउजु [bʱäu(d)zu]	भाउजुहरू [bʱäu(d)zuʌɾu]
accusative	भाउजुलाई [bʱäu(d)zuläi]	भाउजुहरूलाई [bʱäu(d)zuʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	भाउजुले [bʱäu(d)zule]	भाउजुहरूले [bʱäu(d)zuʌɾule]
dative	भाउजुलाई [bʱäu(d)zuläi]	भाउजुहरूलाई [bʱäu(d)zuʌɾuläi]
ablative	भाउजुबाट [bʱäu(d)zubäʈʌ]	भाउजुहरूबाट [bʱäu(d)zuʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	भाउजुको [bʱäu(d)zuko]	भाउजुहरूको [bʱäu(d)zuʌɾuko]
locative	भाउजुमा [bʱäu(d)zumä]	भाउजुहरूमा [bʱäu(d)zuʌɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

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