bhraaǰái

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit भ्रातुर्जाया (bhrāturjāyā, “brother's wife”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /brhaadʑéj/

Noun

bhraaǰái f (Perso-Arabic spelling بھراجئیۡ)

  1. sister-in-law
  2. brother's wife

Inflection

a-decl (Obl, pl): bhraaǰée

Alternative forms
  • bhraaǰéi

References
  • Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎, Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhraaǰái”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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