ननंदा
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Hindi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ननन्दा (nanandā)
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ननन्दा (nanandā), which is the nominative singular of ननन्दृ (nanandṛ) (compare Sanskrit ननान्दृ (nanāndṛ)). Doublet of ननद (nanad).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ननंदा • (nanandā) f
- (rare, formal) a husband's sister; sister-in-law
Declension[edit]
Declension of ननंदा (fem ā-stem)
Further reading[edit]
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “ननंदा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha