मेहुणी
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑁂𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀺𑀆 (mehuṇiā), from Sanskrit मैथुन (maithuna).
Noun
मेहुणी • (mehuṇī) f
- wife's sister.
- Synonyms: साळी (sāḷī), साली (sālī)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “मेहुणी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “मेहुणी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “maithuná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press