جوائی

Punjabi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə.ʋäː.iː/
• Rhymes: -äː.iː

Noun

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

1. son-in-law

References

• “جوائی”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jāˊmātr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press