ਨੂੰਹ
Punjabi
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑁄𑀳𑀸 (ṇohā), from Sanskrit स्नुषा (snuṣā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *snušás, from Proto-Indo-European *snusós. Cognate to Marathi सून (sūn), Pashto نږور (nģọr), Portuguese nora.
Noun
ਨੂੰਹ • (nū̃h) f
- daughter-in-law
References
- Singh, Maya (1895), “ਨੂੰਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “snuṣāˊ (13801)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press