जई
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit यविय (yáviya), यव्य (yávya, “consisting of grain”), from यव (yáva). Cognate with Bengali জই (joi).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.iː/
Declension
Declension of जई (fem ind ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | जई jaī |
जइयाँ jaiyā̃ |
| oblique | जई jaī |
जइयों jaiyõ |
| vocative | जई jaī |
जइयो jaiyo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “जई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884), “जई”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “yáviya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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