सासू
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘭𑘰𑘭𑘳 (sāsu), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀲𑀽 (sāsū), from Sanskrit श्वश्रू (śvaśrū́). Cognate with Gujarati સાસુ (sāsu), Hindi सास (sās).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.su/, [sa.suː]
Noun
सासू • (sāsū) f
Declension
| Declension of सासू (fem ū-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
सासू sāsū | ||
| direct plural |
सासवा sāsvā | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
सासू sāsū |
सासवा sāsvā | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
सासू sāsū |
सासवां- sāsvān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
सासूला sāsūlā |
सासवांना sāsvānnā | |
| ergative | सासूने, सासूनं sāsūne, sāsūna |
सासवांनी sāsvānnī | |
| instrumental | सासूशी sāsūśī |
सासवांशी sāsvānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
सासूत sāsūt |
सासवांत sāsvāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
सासू sāsū |
सासवांनो sāsvānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of सासू (fem ū-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
सासूचा sāsūċā |
सासूचे sāsūċe |
सासूची sāsūcī |
सासूच्या sāsūcā |
सासूचे, सासूचं sāsūċe, sāsūċa |
सासूची sāsūcī |
सासूच्या sāsūcā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
सासवांचा sāsvānċā |
सासवांचे sāsvānċe |
सासवांची sāsvāñcī |
सासवांच्या sāsvāncā |
सासवांचे, सासवांचं sāsvānċe, sāsvānċa |
सासवांची sāsvāñcī |
सासवांच्या sāsvāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
Derived terms
- सासूबाई (sāsūbāī)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “सासू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “सासू”, 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) “सासरा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śvaśrūˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali
Alternative forms
- सासु (sāsu)
Pronunciation
Noun
सासू • (sāsū) f
Declension
| Declension of सासू | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | ||
| nominative | सासू [säsu] | सासूहरू [säsuʌɾu] | |
| accusative | सासूलाई [säsuläi] | सासूहरूलाई [säsuʌɾuläi] | |
| instrumental/ergative | सासूले [säsule] | सासूहरूले [säsuʌɾule] | |
| dative | सासूलाई [säsuläi] | सासूहरूलाई [säsuʌɾuläi] | |
| ablative | सासूबाट [säsubäʈʌ] | सासूहरूबाट [säsuʌɾubäʈʌ] | |
| genitive | सासूको [säsuko] | सासूहरूको [säsuʌɾuko] | |
| locative | सासूमा [säsumä] | सासूहरूमा [säsuʌɾumä] | |
Notes:
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Further reading
- “सासू”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary][1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “सासू”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar