ਨੂੰਹ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑁄𑀳𑀸 (ṇohā), from Sanskrit स्नुषा (snuṣā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *snušás, from Proto-Indo-European *snusós. Cognate to Marathi सून (sūn), Pashto نږور‎ (nģọr), Portuguese nora.

Noun

ਨੂੰਹ • (nū̃h) f

  1. daughter-in-law

References
  • Singh, Maya (1895), “ਨੂੰਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “snuṣāˊ (13801)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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