सौत

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻 (saüttī), from Sanskrit सपत्नी (sapátnī). Doublet of सपत्नी (sapatnī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sɔːt̪/

Noun

सौत • (saut) f (Urdu spelling سوت)

1. a co-wife

Declension

Declension of सौत (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सौत saut	सौतें sautẽ
oblique	सौत saut	सौतों sautõ
vocative	सौत saut	सौतो sauto

Derived terms

• सौतेला (sautelā)
• सौतन (sautan)

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सौत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सौत”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha