ससुरा

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Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit श्वशुर (śváśura).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Phonetic Devanagari: ससुरा

Noun

ससुरा (sasurām

  1. father-in-law

Declension

Declension of ससुरा
Singular Plural
nominative ससुरा ससुराहरू
accusative ससुरालाई ससुराहरूलाई
instrumental/ergative ससुराले ससुराहरूले
dative ससुरालाई ससुराहरूलाई
ablative ससुराबाट ससुराहरूबाट
genitive ससुराको ससुराहरूको
locative ससुरामा ससुराहरूमा
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

  • ससुरा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “ससुरा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śváśura”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press