Younger brother of husband in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “younger brother of husband” in Hindi is देवर, pronounced devar — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr
Proto-Indo-Iranian *daHiwā́
Sanskrit दे॒वृ (devṛ́)
Sanskrit देवर (devara)
Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 (devara)
Hindi देवर
Inherited from Prakrit देवर (devara), from Sanskrit देवर (devará), with retention of -v- influenced by the Sanskrit term. Cognate with Marathi दीर (dīr), Konkani देर (der), and Punjabi ਦੇਵਰ (devar), and more distantly with Russian де́верь (déverʹ), Pashto لېور, and English levir.
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Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr
Proto-Indo-Iranian *daHiwā́
Sanskrit दे॒वृ (devṛ́)
Sanskrit देवर (devara)
Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 (devara)
Hindi देवर
Inherited from Prakrit देवर (devara), from Sanskrit देवर (devará), with retention of -v- influenced by the Sanskrit term. Cognate with Marathi दीर (dīr), Konkani देर (der), and Punjabi ਦੇਵਰ (devar), and more distantly with Russian де́верь (déverʹ), Pashto لېور, and English levir.
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