नैहर
Awadhi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit *ज्ञातिघर (*jñātighara).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nʌiːɦəɾ/
Noun
नैहर (naihar) m
- a married woman’s parents' home
- c. 1850, “Babul Mora Naihar Chhooto Jaye”, Wajid Ali Shah (lyrics):
- बाबुल मोर, नैहर छूटो ही जाए
- bābul mora, naihar chūṭo hī jāe
- My father, I'm leaving home.
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jñātighara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit *ज्ञातिघर (*jñātighara).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɛː.ɦəɾ/, [nɛː.ɦɐɾ]
Noun
नैहर • (naihar) m (Urdu spelling نَیہَر)
- a wife's parents' home
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | नैहर naihar |
नैहर naihar |
| oblique | नैहर naihar |
नैहरों naiharõ |
| vocative | नैहर naihar |
नैहरो naiharo |
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jñātighara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press