दायजा
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit दाय (dāya, “gift, present, donation”) + आद्य (ādya, “beginning with, preceding”).
Noun
दायजा • (dāyjā) m (Urdu spelling دايجا)
- dowry, marriage gift
Declension
Declension of दायजा (fem ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | दायजा dāyjā | दायजाएँ dāyjāẽ |
| oblique | दायजा dāyjā | दायजाओं dāyjāõ |
| vocative | दायजा dāyjā | दायजाओ dāyjāo |
Synonyms
- (more common) दहेज (dahej)
References
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “दायजा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Platts, John T. (1884), “दायजा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.