सौतन

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Prakrit 𑀲𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀡𑀻 (savattiṇī), from 𑀲𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻 (savattī) + 𑀇𑀡𑀻 (iṇī), the former component from Sanskrit सपत्नी (sapátnī).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sɔː.t̪ən/, [sɔː.t̪ɐ̃n]

Noun[edit]

सौतन (sautanf (Urdu spelling سوتن)[1][2][3]

  1. a co-wife

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sapátnī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 760
  2. ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “सौतन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 694
  3. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सौतन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha