मौसी

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Hindi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?] (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀺 (māusi)), from Sanskrit मातुःष्वसृ (mātuḥṣvasṛ).[1] Cognate with Marathi मावशी (māvśī), Assamese মাহী (mahi).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mɔː.siː/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː.siː
  • Hyphenation: मौ‧सी

Noun[edit]

मौसी • (mausī) f (masculine मौसा, Urdu spelling مَوسِی)

  1. maternal aunt (mother's sister)

Declension[edit]

Declension of मौसी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct मौसी
mausī 		मौसियाँ
mausiyā̃
oblique मौसी
mausī 		मौसियों
mausiyõ
vocative मौसी
mausī 		मौसियो
mausiyo

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mātuḥṣvasr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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