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Sindhi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀼𑀯𑀇 (juvaï), from Sanskrit युवति (yuvatí, “young woman”). Cognate with Hindustani جوئی / जोई (joī), Romani ʒuvli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒoːɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɪ
- Hyphenation: جوءِ
Noun
جوءِ • (joi) f (Devanagari जोय)
- wife
Derived terms
- جويو (joyo, “effeminate”)
References
- Khānu, Balocu (1960–1988) “جوءِ”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ
- Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “جوء”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yuvatí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 607