جوائی

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Punjabi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

جَوائی (javā'īm (Gurmukhi spelling ਜਵਾਈ)

  1. son-in-law

References[edit]

  • 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