Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saas-bahu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: saas-bahu
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genre of drama fiction concerning the relationship between the controlling evil mother of a husband (mother-in-law) and her dominated, downtrodden, meek daughter-in-law.

Indian usage; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi सास-बहू (sās-bahū).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: सास-बहू

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

saas bahu

Questions

What does saas-bahu mean?: A genre of drama fiction concerning the relationship between the controlling evil mother of a husband (mother-in-law) and her dominated, downtrodden, meek daughter-in-law.
Where does saas-bahu come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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