مهندي

Sindhi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀳𑀁𑀢 (mahaṃta), from Sanskrit महान्त् (mahā́nt). Cognate with Awadhi महतिया (mahtiyā), Gujarati મહેતો (maheto).

Noun

مَهَن٘دِي • (mahandī) f

  1. sister-in-law (husband's sister)

References

  • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910), “مهندي”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “mahā́nt”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 572
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