ননদ

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • (obsolete) ননন্দা (nonnda)
  • (poetic) ননদিনি (nondini), ননদি (nonodi)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ननान्दृ (nanāndṛ).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /nɔnod̪/, [ˈnɔnod̪]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /nɔnod̪/, [ˈnɔnod̪]

Noun

ননদ • (nonod)

  1. sister-in-law

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative ননদ (nonod)
objective ননদকে (nonod (semantically general or indefinite) / nonodke (semantically definite))
genitive ননদের (nonoder)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative ননদটা, ননদটি (nonodṭa (colloquial), nonodṭi (formal)) ননদেরা (nonodera)
objective ননদটাকে, ননদটিকে (nonodṭake (colloquial), nonodṭike (formal)) ননদদের(কে) (nonodder(ke))
genitive ননদটার, ননদটির (nonodṭar (colloquial), nonodṭir (formal)) ননদদের (nonodder)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “ননদ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]