भांजा
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Contraction of भानजा (bhānjā), from Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀬𑀡𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚 (bhāyaṇijja) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit भागिनेय (bhāgineya), from भगिनी (bhaginī, “sister”), whence Hindi बहन (bahan).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]भांजा • (bhāñjā) m (feminine भांजी, Urdu spelling بھانجا)
Declension
[edit]Declension of भांजा (masc ā-stem)
References
[edit]- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “भांजा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “भांजा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “भांजा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भांजा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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