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Konkani
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit ननान्दृ (nánāndṛ).
Pronunciation
Noun
नणंद • (naṇanda) f (Latin script nonnond, Kannada script ನಣಂದ್)
- sister-in-law
- Coordinate term: मेवणो (mevṇo)
References
- Angelus Francis Xavier Maffei (1883) An English-Konkani Dictionary: And A Konkani-English Dictionary, Mangalore: Basel Mission Press
- Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀡𑀁𑀤𑀸 (ṇaṇaṃdā), from Sanskrit ननान्दृ (nánāndṛ). Cognate with Gujarati નણંદ (naṇand), Hindi ननद (nanad), Sindhi نِڻُن / निणुन, Nepali नन्द (nanda).
Pronunciation
Noun
नणंद • (naṇanda) f
- husband's sister (sister-in-law)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “नणंद”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नणद_or_नणंद”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “नणद,_नणंद”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).