শাশুড়ি
Bengali edit
Alternative forms edit
- শাউড়ি (śauṛi)
Etymology edit
An alternative form of the rarer শ্বশ্রু (śśosru), from Sanskrit श्वश्रू (śvaśrū), but influence from শ্বশুর (śśośur) has reformed the word into the current state, with the feminine suffix -ই (-i, from Sanskrit -इका (-ikā)) added to denote gender.
Noun edit
শাশুড়ি • (śaśuṛi)
- mother-in-law
- Antonym: শ্বশুর (śśośur)