শওহর

See also: শহর

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شوهر (šowhar), from Proto-Iranian *fšautar, from Proto-Iranian *fšau- (to raise cattle), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (to protect; to shepherd).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʃɔo̯hɔɾ/, [ˈʃɔo̯hɔɾ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃɔo̯hɔɹ/, [ˈʃɔo̯hɔɹ]

Noun

শওহর • (śoōhor) (objective শওহর (śoōhor) or শওহরকে (śoōhroke), genitive শওহরের (śoōhorer), locative শওহরে (śoōhore))

  1. husband
    Synonyms: জওজ (joōj), স্বামী (śami), বর (bor), জামাই (jamai)

Derived terms

  • শওহরী (śoōhori)

References