सासू

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word सासू. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word सासू, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say सासू in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word सासू you have here. The definition of the word सासू will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofसासू, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

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

Noun

सासू (sāsūf

  1. mother-in-law

Declension

Declension of सासू (fem ū-stem)
direct
singular
सासू
sāsū
direct
plural
सासवा
sāsvā
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
सासू
sāsū
सासवा
sāsvā
oblique
सामान्यरूप
सासू
sāsū
सासवां-
sāsvān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
सासूला
sāsūlā
सासवांना
sāsvānnā
ergative सासूने, सासूनं
sāsūne, sāsūna
सासवांनी
sāsvānnī
instrumental सासूशी
sāsūśī
सासवांशी
sāsvānśī
locative
सप्तमी
सासूत
sāsūt
सासवांत
sāsvāt
vocative
संबोधन
सासू
sāsū
सासवांनो
sāsvānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of सासू (fem ū-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
सासूचा
sāsūċā
सासूचे
sāsūċe
सासूची
sāsūcī
सासूच्या
sāsūcā
सासूचे, सासूचं
sāsūċe, sāsūċa
सासूची
sāsūcī
सासूच्या
sāsūcā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
सासवांचा
sāsvānċā
सासवांचे
sāsvānċe
सासवांची
sāsvāñcī
सासवांच्या
sāsvāncā
सासवांचे, सासवांचं
sāsvānċe, sāsvānċa
सासवांची
sāsvāñcī
सासवांच्या
sāsvāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “सासू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “सासू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “सासरा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • 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 (sāsūf

  1. mother-in-law

Declension

Declension of सासू
Singular Plural
nominative सासू सासूहरू
accusative सासूलाई सासूहरूलाई
instrumental/ergative सासूले सासूहरूले
dative सासूलाई सासूहरूलाई
ablative सासूबाट सासूहरूबाट
genitive सासूको सासूहरूको
locative सासूमा सासूहरूमा
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