শওহর

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (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))

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

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