माइजू
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Nepali
[edit]Etymology
[edit]compound of माइ (māi, “mother”) + ज्यू (jyū)[1].
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]माइजू • (māijū) f
- a mother's brother's wife; maternal uncle's wife
Declension
[edit]Declension of माइजू | |||
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Singular | Plural | ||
nominative | माइजू [mäi(d)zu] | माइजूहरू [mäi(d)zuʌɾu] | |
accusative | माइजूलाई [mäi(d)zuläi] | माइजूहरूलाई [mäi(d)zuʌɾuläi] | |
instrumental/ergative | माइजूले [mäi(d)zule] | माइजूहरूले [mäi(d)zuʌɾule] | |
dative | माइजूलाई [mäi(d)zuläi] | माइजूहरूलाई [mäi(d)zuʌɾuläi] | |
ablative | माइजूबाट [mäi(d)zubäʈʌ] | माइजूहरूबाट [mäi(d)zuʌɾubäʈʌ] | |
genitive | माइजूको [mäi(d)zuko] | माइजूहरूको [mäi(d)zuʌɾuko] | |
locative | माइजूमा [mäi(d)zumä] | माइजूहरूमा [mäi(d)zuʌɾumä] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “माइजू”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner
Further reading
[edit]- “माइजू”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary][1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “माइजू”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar