मेहुणी

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑁂𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀺𑀆 (mehuṇiā), from Sanskrit मैथुन (maithuna).

Noun

मेहुणी • (mehuṇī) f

1. wife's sister.

   Synonyms: साळी (sāḷī), साली (sālī)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “मेहुणी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मेहुणी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “maithuná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press