देवरानी

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Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

देवरानी • (devrānī) f (masculine देवर, Urdu spelling دیورانی)

  1. husband's younger brother's wife

Declension

Declension of देवरानी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct देवरानी
devrānī 		देवरानियाँ
devrāniyā̃
oblique देवरानी
devrānī 		देवरानियों
devrāniyõ
vocative देवरानी
devrānī 		देवरानियो
devrāniyo

References

Nepali

Pronunciation

Noun

देवरानी • (dewarānī) f

  1. Alternative form of देउरानी .

Declension

Declension of देवरानी
Singular Plural
nominative देवरानी देवरानीहरू
accusative देवरानीलाई देवरानीहरूलाई
instrumental/ergative देवरानीले देवरानीहरूले
dative देवरानीलाई देवरानीहरूलाई
ablative देवरानीबाट देवरानीहरूबाट
genitive देवरानीको देवरानीहरूको
locative देवरानीमा देवरानीहरूमा
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

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