جوائی
Punjabi
Etymology
From Old Punjabi ਜਵਾਈ (javāī), from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀅 (jāmāua)), from Sanskrit जामातृ (jā́mātṛ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.ʋɑː.iː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː.iː
Noun
جَوائی • (javāī) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਜਵਾਈ)
- son-in-law
References
- “جوائی”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2021
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “jāˊmātr̥(5198)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press.