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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑁄𑀳𑀸 (ṇohā), from Sanskrit स्नुषा (snuṣā).
Noun
ਨੂੰਹ • (nū̃h) f (Shahmukhi spelling نُوہ)
- daughter-in-law
Further reading
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਨੂੰਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 829.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “snuṣā́”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 797
- “ਨੂੰਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024