भावजय
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘥𑘰𑘄𑘕𑘰𑘃 (bhāujāī), from Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀉𑀚𑀸𑀬𑀸 (bhāujāyā) / भाउजाय़ा / ಭಾಉಜಾಯ಼ಾ (bhāujāẏā), 𑀪𑀸𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀇𑀬𑀸 (bhāujjāiyā) / भाउज्जाइय़ा / ಭಾಉಜ್ಜಾಇಯ಼ಾ (bhāujjāiẏā), from Sanskrit भ्रातुर्जाया (bhrāturjāyā). Cognate with Varhadi भावजई (bhāvjaī), Ahirani भावजयी (bhāvjayī), Gujarati ભોજાઈ (bhojāī), Hindustani بھاوَج / भावज (bhāvaj), بَھوجَائِی / भौजाई (bhaujāī)، Malvi भोजई (bhojaī), Oriya ଭାଉଜ (bhaujô), Sindhi ڀاڄائِي / भाॼाई / 𑋖𑋠𑋃𑋠𑊳 (bhāj̈āī), Punjabi ਭਰਜਾਈ (bharjāī) / بھرجائی (bhrjā'ī), Gojri بھرجائی (bharjāī), Nepali भाउजु (bhāuju), Maithili भाउजि / 𑒦𑒰𑒅𑒖𑒱 (bhāuji), Phalura bhraaǰái / بھراجئیۡ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʱaʋ.d͡zəj/
- Hyphenation: भाव‧ज़य
- Rhymes: -əj
Noun
भावज़य • (bhāvj̈ay) f
- brother's wife
- Synonym: वहिणी (vahiṇī)
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “भावजय”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 110.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “भावजई, भावजय”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 611
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “भावजई-जय”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala, page 2363.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhrāturjāyā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 551
Varhadi
Noun
भावजय (bhāvjay) f
- alternative form of भावजई (bhāvjaī)