ননদ

Bengali

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) ননন্দা (nonnda)
• (poetic) ননদিনি (nondini), ননদি (nonodi)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ननान्दृ (nanāndṛ).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /nɔnod̪/, [ˈnɔnod̪]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /nɔnod̪/, [ˈnɔnod̪]

Noun

ননদ • (nonod)

1. sister-in-law

Inflection

Inflection of ননদ
nominative	ননদ nonod
objective	ননদকে nonod (semantically general or indefinite) / nonodke (semantically definite)
genitive	ননদের nonoder
	Indefinite forms
nominative	ননদ nonod
objective	ননদকে nonod (semantically general or indefinite) / nonodke (semantically definite)
genitive	ননদের nonoder
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	ননদটা, ননদটি nonodṭa (colloquial), nonodṭi (formal)		ননদেরা nonodera
objective	ননদটাকে, ননদটিকে nonodṭake (colloquial), nonodṭike (formal)		ননদদের(কে) nonodder(ke)
genitive	ননদটার, ননদটির nonodṭar (colloquial), nonodṭir (formal)		ননদদের nonodder
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “ননদ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]