শাশুড়ি

Bengali

Alternative forms
  • শাউড়ি (śauṛi)

Etymology

An alternative form of the rarer শ্বশ্রু (śśosru), from Sanskrit श्वश्रू (śvaśrū), but influence from শ্বশুর (śśośur) has reformed the word into the current state, with the feminine suffix -ই (-i, from Sanskrit -इका (-ikā)) added to denote gender.

Noun

শাশুড়ি • (śaśuṛi)

  1. mother-in-law
    Antonym: শ্বশুর (śśośur)
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