भांजी

See also: भाजी, भुज, भुज्, भोज, भांजा, and भेजा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भागिनेयी (bhāgineyī), feminine of भागिनेय (bhāgineya, “sister's son”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱɑːn.d͡ʒiː/, [bʱä̃ːn.d͡ʒiː]

Noun

भांजी • (bhāñjī) f (masculine भांजा, Urdu spelling بھانجی)

1. sister's daughter

Declension

Declension of भांजी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भांजी bhāñjī	भांजियाँ bhāñjiyā̃
oblique	भांजी bhāñjī	भांजियों bhāñjiyõ
vocative	भांजी bhāñjī	भांजियो bhāñjiyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भांजी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press