सौत

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सौत

/sɔːt̪/ Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻 (saüttī), from Sanskrit सपत्नी (sapátnī), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sapátniH, from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-pót-nih₂, from *sm̥- (“together, co-”) + *pótnih₂ (“wife”). Doublet of सपत्नी (sapatnī).

noun saut · سوت · सौत · सौतें · सौतों

feminine a co-wife

In English

co-wife in a polygamous marriage, another wife of a woman's husband

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MLA

"सौत." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%A4. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

सौत. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%A4

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"सौत." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%A4.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {सौत},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%A4},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}