जेठानी

हिन्दी

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जेठानी

/d͡ʒeː.ʈʰɑː.niː/ Hindi, Standard
[d͡ʒeː.ʈʰäː.niː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀡𑀻 (jiṭṭhāṇī) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit *ज्येष्ठजानि (*jyeṣṭhajāni).

noun जेठ ानी · jeṭhānī · जेठ · جیٹھانی · जेठानी · जेठानियाँ

husband's elder brother's wife

In English

sister-in-law husband's brother's wife

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MLA

"जेठानी." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

जेठानी. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80

Chicago

"जेठानी." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {जेठानी},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}