मौसी

हिन्दी

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मौसी

/mɔː.siː/ Hindi, Standard

Rhymes with -ɔː.siː

Where it comes from

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀺 (māusi), from Sanskrit मातुःष्वसृ (mātuḥṣvasṛ), from मातुः॑ (mā́tuḥ, “mother's”, gen.sg) + स्वसृ॑ (svásṛ, “sister”). Cognate with Marathi मावशी (māvśī), Assamese মাহী (mahi).

noun mausī · मौसा · مَوسِی · मौसी · मौसियाँ

feminine maternal aunt (mother's sister)

In English

aunt a parent's sister or sister-in-law
maternal aunt one's mother's sister

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"मौसी." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

मौसी. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80

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"मौसी." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {मौसी},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}