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स्नुषा

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *snušás (daughter-in-law), from Proto-Indo-European *snusós (daughter-in-law). Cognate with Persian سنه (sonoh), سنهار (sonhâr), Latin nurus, Ancient Greek νυός (nuós), Old English snoru.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    स्नुषा (snuṣā́) stem, f

    1. daughter-in-law
      • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda
      • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 8.6.24:
        ये सूर्यात्परिसर्पन्ति स्नुषेव श्वशुरादधि ।
        ye sūryātparisarpanti snuṣeva śvaśurādadhi.
        She slinkers from the Sun, as slinks a daughter-in-law from her father-in-law

    Declension

    More information singular, dual ...
    • ¹Vedic
    • ²Brāhmaṇas

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