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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Punjabi ਜਵਾਈ (javāī), from Paisaci Prakrit (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀅 (jāmāua)), from Sanskrit जामातृ (jā́mātṛ).
Pronunciation
Noun
جَوائی • (javā'ī) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਜਵਾਈ)
- son-in-law
References
- “جوائی”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jāˊmātr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press