جوائی

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਜਵਾਈ (javāī), from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀅 (jāmāua)), from Sanskrit जामातृ (jā́mātṛ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.ʋɑː.iː/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː.iː

Noun

جَوائی • (javā'ī) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਜਵਾਈ)

  1. son-in-law

References
  • “جوائی‎”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jāˊmātr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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