सौतन
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
From Prakrit 𑀲𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀡𑀻 (savattiṇī), from 𑀲𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻 (savattī) + 𑀇𑀡𑀻 (iṇī), the former component from Sanskrit सपत्नी (sapátnī).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
सौतन • (sautan) f (Urdu spelling سوتن)[1][2][3]
- a co-wife
Declension edit
Declension of सौतन (fem cons-stem)
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sapátnī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 760
- ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “सौतन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 694
- ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सौतन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha