ननंदा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• ननन्दा (nanandā)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ननन्दा (nanandā), which is the nominative singular of ननन्दृ (nanandṛ) (compare Sanskrit ननान्दृ (nanāndṛ)). Doublet of ननद (nanad).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nə.nən.d̪ɑː/, [nɐ.nɐ̃n̪.d̪äː]

Noun

ननंदा • (nanandā) f

1. (rare, formal) a husband's sister; sister-in-law

Declension

Declension of ननंदा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ननंदा nanandā	ननंदाएँ nanandāẽ
oblique	ननंदा nanandā	ननंदाओं nanandāõ
vocative	ननंदा nanandā	ननंदाओ nanandāo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “ननंदा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha