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सुहाग suhāg, sǒhāg [Prk. सुहग्गं; S. सौभाग्घं], s.m. Auspiciousness, good fortune; blessedness; happiness, joy, pleasure; the affection of a husband, affection; an act of endearment, a caress; the happy and auspicious state of wife-hood (as opposed to widowhood), the conjugal state, coverture; a kind of ornament or decoration worn by a woman during the lifetime of her husband; a kind of marriage song; congratulations, good wishes:—suhāg - baṭṭā, s.m. A medicine used in the milkfever (parsotī) of lying-in women:—suhāgbharī, adj. f. Beloved, favourite, happy (wife):—suhāg-piṭārāor suhāg-puṛā, s.m. A basket, or a paper folded in the shape of a sugar-loaf, containing cosmetics, paints, perfumes, a comb, bangles and other ornaments, and fruits, etc., presented by a bridegroom to his bride:—suhāg ćhinnāor suhāg utarnā(-kā), To be deprived of coverture (a woman), to become a widow:—suhāg-sej, s.f. The nuptial bed:—suhāg-kā'it̤r, s.m. 'The perfume of good luck,' a perfume rubbed on a bride and bridegroom:—suhāg-lahar, s.f. A favourable wind; a cool refreshing breeze.
Origin: Hindi