മരുമകൾ

Malayalam

Etymology

മരു- (maru-) +‎ മകൾ (makaḷ) Cognate with Kannada ಮೊಮ್ಮಗಳು (mommagaḷu), Tamil மருமகள் (marumakaḷ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɐɾumɐɡɐɭ/

Noun

മരുമകൾ • (marumakaḷ)

1. sister's daughter; a niece
2. daughter-in-law

   Antonyms: മരുമകൻ (marumakaṉ, “son-in-law”), അമ്മായി (ammāyi, “aunt or mother-in-law”)

References

• https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/gundert_query.py?page=793
• Warrier, M. I. (2008) “മരുമകൾ”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
• https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/68375/