father-in-law

Bengali translation: বাবা/আব্বা/ শ্বশুর

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English term or phrase:father-in-law
Bengali translation:বাবা/আব্বা/ শ্বশুর
Entered by: Anna Konar

13:38 Sep 28, 2008
English to Bengali translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: father-in-law
1. how to call father-in-law directly
2. how to say "he's my father-in-law" to someone else
Anna Konar
Russian Federation
Local time: 09:45
বাবা/আব্বা/ শ্বশুর
Explanation:
When you want to call your father-in-law directly, you will say, বাবা/আব্বা baba/abba and when you want to refer to someone about your father-in-law, you will say তিনি আমার শ্বশুর tini amar shashur.

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Note added at 27 mins (2008-09-28 14:06:00 GMT)
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is shashur o'k for both hindu and muslim variants?

Yes, but Hindu women also use ঠাকুর thakur
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Lubain Masum
United States
Local time: 02:45
Grading comment
thank you very much
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5 +1বাবা/আব্বা/ শ্বশুর
Lubain Masum


  

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বাবা/আব্বা/ শ্বশুর


Explanation:
When you want to call your father-in-law directly, you will say, বাবা/আব্বা baba/abba and when you want to refer to someone about your father-in-law, you will say তিনি আমার শ্বশুর tini amar shashur.

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Note added at 27 mins (2008-09-28 14:06:00 GMT)
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is shashur o'k for both hindu and muslim variants?

Yes, but Hindu women also use ঠাকুর thakur

Lubain Masum
United States
Local time: 02:45
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
thank you very much
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Asker: is shashur o'k for both hindu and muslim variants?


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agree  Shaalini Bansal
52 mins
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