শাশুড়ি

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • শাহুড়ি (śahuṛi), শাউড়ি (śauṛi), হাউড়ি (hauṛi)Vanga

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀰𑀰𑁆𑀰𑀼 (śaśśu) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀇𑀓- (-ika-), from Sanskrit श्वश्रू (śvaśrū).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʃaʃuɽi/, [ˈʃaʃuɽiˑ], /ʃaʃuɾi/, [ˈʃaʃuɾiˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃaʃuɹi/, [ˈʃaʃuɹiˑ]
    Audio:(file)

Noun

শাশুড়ি • (śaśuṛi)

  1. mother-in-law
    Antonym: শ্বশুর (śośur)