শাশুড়ি

Bengali

Alternative forms

• শাউড়ি (śauṛi), হাউড়ি (hauṛi), হাহুড়ি (hahuṛi)

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀰𑀰𑁆𑀰𑀼𑀟𑀻 (*śaśśuḍī), from 𑀰𑀰𑁆𑀰𑀼 (śaśśu) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀈- (-ī-), from Sanskrit श्वश्रू (śvaśrū).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃaʃuɽi/, [ˈʃaʃuɽiˑ], /ʃaʃuɾi/, [ˈʃaʃuɾiˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃaʃuɹi/, [ˈʃaʃuɹiˑ]

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Noun

শাশুড়ি • (śaśuṛi)

1. mother-in-law

   Antonym: শ্বশুর (śśośur)