मौसी
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Alternative forms
- मासी (māsī), माँसी (mā̃sī)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?] (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀺 (māusi)), from Sanskrit मातुःष्वसृ (mātuḥṣvasṛ).[1] Cognate with Marathi मावशी (māvśī), Assamese মাহী (mahi).
Pronunciation
Noun
मौसी • (mausī) f (masculine मौसा, Urdu spelling مَوسِی)
- maternal aunt (mother's sister)
Declension
Declension of मौसी (fem ī-stem)
Related terms
- मौसेरा (mauserā), मौसेरी (mauserī)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mātuḥṣvasr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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