сваха

• IPA^(key): [ˈsvaxə]

сва́ха • (sváxa) f anim (genitive сва́хи, nominative plural сва́хи, genitive plural свах, male equivalent сват)

1. female equivalent of сват (svat): female matchmaker, go-between
2. (regional, colloquial) co-mother-in-law (the female parent of one of the spouses in relation to parents of another spouse)

   Synonym: сва́тья (svátʹja)

By surface analysis, сват (svat) +‎ -ха (-xa).

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʋaxɐ]

сва́ха • (sváxa) f pers (genitive сва́хи, nominative plural сва́хи, genitive plural свах, male equivalent сват)

1. female equivalent of сват (svat): female matchmaker, go-between
2. (colloquial) co-mother-in-law (the female parent of one of the spouses in relation to parents of another spouse)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “сваха”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka