जाऊ

Marathi

Etymology

PIE word
*h₁yenh₂tēr

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀉𑀬𑀸 (jāuyā), from Sanskrit यातृ (yā́tṛ). Compare Konkani जाव (jāv), Odia ଜା (ja), Bengali জা (ja), Assamese জা (za).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡zau/, [d͡zauː]

Noun

जाऊ • (j̈āū) f

1. co-sister-in-law (the wife of one's husband's brother)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “जाऊ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जाऊ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “जाऊ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yāˊtr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡zäu̯]
• Phonetic Devanagari: जाउ

Verb

जाऊ • (jāū)

1. second-person mid respect singular present imperative of जानु (jānu)