जमाई

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Hindi

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 2 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "psu" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., from Sanskrit जामातृ (jāmātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeme. Compare Punjabi ਜਮਾਈ (jamāī), Gujarati જમાઈ (jamāī), Nepali जुवाँइ (juwā̃i), Assamese জোঁৱাই (zü̃ai), Marathi जावई (jāvaī), Konkani जांवै (zā̃vai). Doublet of दामाद (dāmād).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.mɑː.iː/, [d͡ʒɐ.mäː.iː]

Noun

जमाई • (jamāī) m

  1. son-in-law
    Synonym: दामाद (dāmād)

References

  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “जमाई”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House

Old Gujarati

Etymology

From Sanskrit जमातृ (jamātṛ) or जमातृक (jamātṛka)

Noun

जमाई • (jamāī)

  1. son-in-law

Descendants

  • Gujarati: જમાઈ (jamāī)
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