जीजा

See also: जाज़

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀚𑀻𑀚𑁆𑀚 (*jījja), from baby talk.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiː.d͡ʒɑː/, [d͡ʒiː.d͡ʒäː]

Noun

जीजा • (jījā) m (feminine जीजी, Urdu spelling جیجا)

1. elder sister's husband

   Synonym: (endearing) जीजू (jījū)

Declension

Declension of जीजा (masc unmarked ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जीजा jījā	जीजा jījā
oblique	जीजा jījā	जीजाओं jījāõ
vocative	जीजा jījā	जीजाओ jījāo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जीजा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jījja”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press