सासू
See also: साँस, सांस, सांसें, सास, and ससा
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘭𑘰𑘭𑘳 (sāsu), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀲𑀽 (sāsū), from Sanskrit श्वश्रू (śvaśrū́). Cognate with Gujarati સાસુ (sāsu), Hindi सास (sās).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.su/, [sa.suː]
Noun
सासू • (sāsū) f
- mother-in-law
Derived terms
- सासूबाई (sāsūbāī)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “सासू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “सासू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “सासरा”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śvaśrūˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali
Alternative forms
- सासु (sāsu)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [säsu]
- Phonetic Devanagari: सासु
Noun
सासू • (sāsū) f
- mother-in-law
Declension
| Declension of सासू | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | ||
| nominative | सासू [säsu] | सासूहरू [säsuʌɾu] | |
| accusative | सासूलाई [säsuläi] | सासूहरूलाई [säsuʌɾuläi] | |
| instrumental/ergative | सासूले [säsule] | सासूहरूले [säsuʌɾule] | |
| dative | सासूलाई [säsuläi] | सासूहरूलाई [säsuʌɾuläi] | |
| ablative | सासूबाट [säsubäʈʌ] | सासूहरूबाट [säsuʌɾubäʈʌ] | |
| genitive | सासूको [säsuko] | सासूहरूको [säsuʌɾuko] | |
| locative | सासूमा [säsumä] | सासूहरूमा [säsuʌɾumä] | |
Notes:
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Further reading
- “सासू”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “सासू”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar