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ससुरा

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Nepali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit श्वशुर (śváśura).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sʌsuɾä]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: ससुरा

Noun

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ससुरा (sasurām

  1. father-in-law

Declension

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Declension of ससुरा
Singular Plural
nominative ससुरा [sʌsuɾä] ससुराहरू [sʌsuɾä̤ːɾu]
accusative ससुरालाई [sʌsuɾäläi] ससुराहरूलाई [sʌsuɾä̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative ससुराले [sʌsuɾäle] ससुराहरूले [sʌsuɾä̤ːɾule]
dative ससुरालाई [sʌsuɾäläi] ससुराहरूलाई [sʌsuɾä̤ːɾuläi]
ablative ससुराबाट [sʌsuɾäbäʈʌ] ससुराहरूबाट [sʌsuɾä̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive ससुराको [sʌsuɾäko] ससुराहरूको [sʌsuɾä̤ːɾuko]
locative ससुरामा [sʌsuɾämä] ससुराहरूमा [sʌsuɾä̤ːɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

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  • ससुरा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], 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