मातुःष्वसृ

Sanskrit

Etymology

मातृ (mātṛ) +‎ स्वसृ (svasṛ).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑː.t̪uhʂ.ʋɐ.s̪r̩/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /mɑːˈt̪uhʂ.ʋɐ.s̪r̩/

Noun

मातुःष्वसृ • (mātuḥṣvasṛ) f

maternal aunt

Descendants

Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀺 (māusi)
- Marathi: मावशी (māvśī)
Sauraseni Prakrit: [Term?]
- Hindi: मौसी (mausī)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “मातुःष्वसृ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 807.

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