শাশু

Old Assamese

Alternative forms

• শাশুৰী (śaśurī)

Etymology

From Sanskrit শ্ৱশ্ৰূ (śvaśrū), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *swaśrúH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swaćrúH, from Proto-Indo-European *sweḱrúh₂ (“mother-in-law”).

Noun

শাশু (śaśu)

1. mother-in-law

   একচিত্তে সেৱা কৰিবাহা সৰ্ব্বক্ষণে ।
   কৰিবা শুশ্ৰূষা শাশু শশুৰ চৰণে ॥

   ekocitte sewa koribaha sorbbokṣoṇe ,
   koriba śuśrūṣa śaśu śośuro coroṇe .

   Serve all time by one mind,
   nurse on the feet of mother-in-law and father-in-law.

   Antonym: শশুৰ (śośuro)

Descendants

• Assamese: শাহু (xahu)