Punjabi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit दायाद्य n (dāyādya, “inheritance”). Compare Hindi दायजा (dāyjā).
Pronunciation[edit]
ਦਾਜ • (dāj) m (Shahmukhi spelling داج)
- dowry, trousseau
- Synonym: ਦਹੇਜ਼ (dahez)
References[edit]
- “ਦਾਜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ਦਾਜ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz