भांजा

हिन्दी

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

भांजा

/bʱɑːn.d͡ʒɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[bʱä̃ːn.d͡ʒäː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Contraction of भानजा (bhānjā), from Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀬𑀡𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚 (bhāyaṇijja) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit भागिनेय (bhāgineya), from भगिनी (bhaginī, “sister”), whence Hindi बहन (bahan).

noun bhāñjā · भांजी · بھانجا · भांजा · भांजे

masculine sister's son; sororal nephew

In English

nephew fraternal or sororal nephew — see also fraternal nephew, sororal nephew
sororal nephew sister’s son

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"भांजा." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

भांजा. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE

Chicago

"भांजा." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {भांजा},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}