व्याही

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit विवाहिन् (vivāhin) (compare Old Marathi 𑘪𑘲𑘪𑘰𑘮𑘻 (vīvāho)). Related to विहीण (vihīṇ, “son's or daughter's mother-in-law”). Cognate with Bengali বিয়াই (biẏai).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋja.ɦi/, [ʋjaiː]

Noun

व्याही • (vyāhī) m

  1. son's or daughter's father-in-law

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “व्याही”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “व्याही”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “व्याही”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vivāhin”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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