Assamese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Early Assamese শাশু (śaśu), from Sanskrit শ্ৱশ্ৰূ (śvaśrū), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *swaśrúH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swaćrúH, from Proto-Indo-European *sweḱrúh₂ (mother-in-law). Cognate with Sylheti ꠢꠠꠤ (hoṛi), Bengali শাশুড়ি (śaśuṛi), Hindustani ساس (sās) / सास (sās).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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শাহু (xahu)

  1. mother-in-law
    Antonym: শহুৰ (xohur)

Kinship declension

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Declension

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