माइजू

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Nepali

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Etymology

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compound of माइ (māi, mother) +‎ ज्यू (jyū)[1].

Pronunciation

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Noun

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माइजू (māijūf

  1. a mother's brother's wife; maternal uncle's wife

Declension

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Declension of माइजू
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]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “माइजू”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner

Further reading

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  • 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