শওহর

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): /ʃɔo̯ɦɔɾ/, [ˈʃɔo̯ɦɔɾ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃɔo̯ɦɔɹ/, [ˈʃɔo̯ɦɔɹ]

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

• Accessible Dictionary, “শওহর” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “শওহর” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh