જા

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Gujarati[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀉𑀬𑀸 (jāuyā) , from Sanskrit यातृ (yātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *HyáHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyáHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yn̥h₂tēr. Cognate with Assamese জা (za), Bengali জা (ja), Odia ଜା (ja), Marathi जाऊ (jāū).

Noun[edit]

જા (f

  1. co-sister-in-law (sister-in-law of a woman; husband's younger brother's wife)
    Synonym: દેરાણી (derāṇī)

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian جا ().

Noun[edit]

જા (f

  1. place, location
    Synonyms: જગા (jagā), સ્થળ (sthaḷ), ઠેકાણું (ṭhekāṇũ)