भौजाई

Hindi

Alternative forms

• भौजी (bhaujī)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भ्रातृजाया (bhrātṛjāyā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱɔː.d͡ʒɑː.iː/, [bʱɔː.d͡ʒäː.iː]

Noun

भौजाई • (bhaujāī) f (Urdu spelling بھَوْجائِی)

1. sister-in-law

Declension

Declension of भौजाई (fem ind ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भौजाई bhaujāī	भौजाइयाँ bhaujāiyā̃
oblique	भौजाई bhaujāī	भौजाइयों bhaujāiyõ
vocative	भौजाई bhaujāī	भौजाइयो bhaujāiyo

Descendants

• → Guyanese Creole English: boujee

References

• Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “भौजाई”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]