भौजाई

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Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit भ्रातृजाया (bhrātṛjāyā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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भौजाई (bhaujāīf (Urdu spelling بھَوْجائِی)

  1. sister-in-law

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Guyanese Creole English: boujee

References

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