भतीजा

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भतीजा

/bʱə.t̪iː.d͡ʒɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[bʱɐ.t̪iː.d͡ʒäː] Hindi, Standard

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Inherited from Old Hindi भतीजा (bhatījā), from Prakrit भत्तिज्ज (bhattijja), from Sanskrit भ्रात्रीय (bhrātrī́ya), भ्रात्रेय (bhrātreya, “fraternal”), from भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ, “brother”), the source of Hindi भाई (bhāī) and भ्राता (bhrātā). Cognate with Gujarati ભત્રીજો (bhatrījo).

noun bhatījā · भतीजी · بھتیجا · भतीजा · भतीजे

masculine brother's son, fraternal nephew चाची अपने भतीजे का ख़्याल रखती हैं।

In English

nephew fraternal or sororal nephew — see also fraternal nephew, sororal nephew
fraternal nephew brother's son

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"भतीजा." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

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

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