सासू

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘭𑘰𑘭𑘳 (sāsu), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀲𑀽 (sāsū), from Sanskrit श्वश्रू (śvaśrū́). Cognate with Gujarati સાસુ (sāsu), Hindi सास (sās).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sa.su/, [sa.suː]

Noun

सासू • (sāsū) f

  1. mother-in-law

Derived terms
  • सासूबाई (sāsūbāī)

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “सासू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “सासू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “सासरा”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śvaśrūˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

सासू • (sāsū) f

  1. mother-in-law

Declension
Declension of सासू
Singular Plural
nominative सासू [säsu] सासूहरू [säsuʌɾu]
accusative सासूलाई [säsuläi] सासूहरूलाई [säsuʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative सासूले [säsule] सासूहरूले [säsuʌɾule]
dative सासूलाई [säsuläi] सासूहरूलाई [säsuʌɾuläi]
ablative सासूबाट [säsubäʈʌ] सासूहरूबाट [säsuʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive सासूको [säsuko] सासूहरूको [säsuʌɾuko]
locative सासूमा [säsumä] सासूहरूमा [säsuʌɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading
  • “सासू”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “सासू”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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