जावई

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘕𑘰𑘪𑘰𑘃 (jāvāī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀅 (jāmāua) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)), from Sanskrit जामातृ (jā́mātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem- (“to marry”). Cognate with Konkani जांवंय (jāuvaiya), Gujarati જમાઈ (jamāī), Hindi जमाई (jamāī), Odia ଜ୍ୱାଇଁ (jwāĩ), Nepali ज्वाइँ (jwāĩ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡za.ʋəi/, [d͡za.ʋəiː]

Noun

जावई • (jāvaī) m

1. son-in-law

Derived terms

• घरजावई (gharjāvaī)
• जावईबुवा (jāvaībuvā), जावईबापू (jāvaībāpū)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “जावई”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जावई,_जांवई”, 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) “जा(जां)वई”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jāˊmātr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press