preṣ mother-in-law; husband's or wife's mother

Part of Speech n.fem
Vernacular Form پریۡݜ
Phonetic Form preʂ
Inflection Class i-decl (Obl, pl): -í
Indo-Aryan Proto-Form śvaśrū́- 'husband's or wife's mother (fem)' (T: 12759)
Variant Form(s) ipréṣ (Biori)
    • mother-in-law; husband's or wife's mother
      • Example 137:
        eetáa phédum seentá míi se preṣíi se bhraaú yhaí ma ghašíin de.
        eetáa
        there.REM
        phed
        arrive
        -um
        -1sg
        seentá
        CONDH
        míi
        1sg.gen
        se
        REM
        preṣ
        mother.in.law
        -ii
        -gen
        se
        REM
        bhraaú
        brother.obl
        yhéi
        come
        -í
        -CV
        ma
        1sg.nom
        ghašé
        catch
        -en
        -3pl
        de
        pst
        When I had reached that place, my mother-in-law's brothers came and caught me.
        Source: A:HUA122
      • Example 1550:
        míi se preṣí máathe šóo ǰheenílu.
        míi
        1sg.gen
        se
        REM
        preṣ
        mother.in.law
        -í
        -obl
        ma
        1sg.nom
        =the
        to
        šu
        good
        -u
        -MSG
        ǰháan
        know
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        My mother-in-law liked me.
        Source: A:DLX261