जावाइ

Old Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit जामातृ (jāmātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́mātr̥. Compare Old Gujarati जमाई (jamāī).

Noun

जावाइ (jāvāi) m (Modi 𑘕𑘰𑘪𑘰𑘂)

1. a son-in-law

Descendants

• Marathi: जावई (jāvaī)

References

• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “जावाइ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.