হউর

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्वशुर (śvaśura), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *swáśuras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swáćuras, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros. Cognate with Hindustani سسر / ससुर (sasur).

Pronunciation

  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /hou̯ɾ/, [hou̯ɾ], [hou̯ɹ]

Noun

হউর • (hour) (Vanga)

  1. father-in-law
    Antonym: হউরি (houri)

Derived terms

  • দাদাহউর (dadahôur)
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