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Etymology

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Feminine form of साला (sālā).

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Noun

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साली (sālīf (masculine साला, Urdu spelling سالی)

  1. sister-in-law, female equivalent of साला (sālā, brother-in-law)

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Marathi

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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साली (sālīf

  1. A sister-in-law
    Synonym: भावजय (bhāvj̈ay)
    ती माझी साली आहे.
    tī mājhī sālī āhe.
    She is my sister-in-law.
  2. (slang) A scoundrel: a term of abuse.
    साली खूप त्रास देते.
    sālī khūp trās dete.
    The scoundrel gives a lot of trouble.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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साली (sālī)

  1. plural of साल (sāl), in a sense of skin of fruits.
    फळांच्या साली खाऊ नयेत.
    phaḷāñcyā sālī khāū nayet.
    The skins of fruits should not be eaten.

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Adverb

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साली (sālī)

  1. in the year of
    Synonym: वर्षी (varṣī)
    भारत १९४७ साली स्वतंत्र झाला.
    bhārat 1947 sālī svatantra jhālā.
    India became independent in the year 1947.

Nepali

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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साली (sālīf

  1. wife's younger sister; sister-in-law
  2. (colloquial) a term of abuse, a swear word.; rascal

Declension

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Declension of साली
Singular Plural
nominative साली [säli] सालीहरू [säliɦʌɾu]
accusative सालीलाई [säliläi] सालीहरूलाई [säliɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative सालीले [sälile] सालीहरूले [säliɦʌɾule]
dative सालीलाई [säliläi] सालीहरूलाई [säliɦʌɾuläi]
ablative सालीबाट [sälibäʈʌ] सालीहरूबाट [säliɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive सालीको [säliko] सालीहरूको [säliɦʌɾuko]
locative सालीमा [sälimä] सालीहरूमा [säliɦʌɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

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  • साली”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “साली”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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साली

  1. Devanagari script form of sālī, which is nominative/vocative/accusative plural of सालि (sāli, rice)