साली
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Hindi
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Etymology
Feminine form of साला (sālā).
Pronunciation
Noun
साली • (sālī) f (masculine साला, Urdu spelling سالی)
- sister-in-law, female equivalent of साला (sālā, “brother-in-law”)
Declension
Declension of साली (fem ī-stem)
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “साली”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “साली”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “साली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
साली • (sālī) f
- A sister-in-law
- Synonym: भावजय (bhāvj̈ay)
- ती माझी साली आहे.
- tī mājhī sālī āhe.
- She is my sister-in-law.
- (slang) A scoundrel: a term of abuse.
- साली खूप त्रास देते.
- sālī khūp trās dete.
- The scoundrel gives a lot of trouble.
Etymology 2
Noun
साली • (sālī)
- plural of साल (sāl), in a sense of skin of fruits.
- फळांच्या साली खाऊ नयेत.
- phaḷāñcyā sālī khāū nayet.
- The skins of fruits should not be eaten.
Etymology 3
Adverb
साली • (sālī)
- in the year of
- Synonym: वर्षी (varṣī)
- भारत १९४७ साली स्वतंत्र झाला.
- bhārat 1947 sālī svatantra jhālā.
- India became independent in the year 1947.
Nepali
Pronunciation
Noun
साली • (sālī) f
- wife's younger sister; sister-in-law
- (colloquial) a term of abuse, a swear word.; rascal
Declension
| Declension of साली | |||
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| Singular | Plural | ||
| nominative | साली | सालीहरू | |
| accusative | सालीलाई | सालीहरूलाई | |
| instrumental/ergative | सालीले | सालीहरूले | |
| dative | सालीलाई | सालीहरूलाई | |
| ablative | सालीबाट | सालीहरूबाट | |
| genitive | सालीको | सालीहरूको | |
| locative | सालीमा | सालीहरूमा | |
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Further reading
- “साली”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “साली”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
साली
- Devanagari script form of sālī, which is nominative/vocative/accusative plural of सालि (sāli, “rice”)