जोइ
Nepali
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit जुवइ (juvaï), जुअई (juaī), from Sanskrit युवति (yuvatí, “young woman”).[1] Cognate with Hindustani جوئی / जोई (joī).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d͡zoi̯]
- Phonetic Devanagari: जोइ
Noun
जोइ • (joi) f
- wife
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:जोइ
Derived terms
- जोइ पोइ (joi poi)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “yuvati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 607
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931), “जोइ”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 223
- “जोई”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018, page 472, column 1
Prakrit
Adjective
जोइ (joi) (Kannada ಜೋಇ) (Maharastri)
- Devanagari script form of 𑀚𑁄𑀇
Noun
जोइ (joi) m (Kannada ಜೋಇ) (Maharastri)
- Devanagari script form of 𑀚𑁄𑀇