Prakrit

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Etymology

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From late Old Indo-Aryan *suṣṇā, a colloquial variant of Sanskrit स्नुषा (snuṣā́).

Noun

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𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸 (suṇhāf (Devanagari सुण्हा)

  1. a daughter-in-law

Descendants

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  • Konkani: सून (sūn)
  • Old Marathi: सुन (suna)

References

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  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “सुण्हा”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].