جويو

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Sindhi

Etymology

From جوء (joi, wife), inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀼𑀯𑀇 (juvaï), from Sanskrit युवति (yuvatí, young woman).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒoː.joː/
  • Rhymes: -oː
  • Hyphenation: جو‧يو

Adjective

جويو (joyo) (Devanagari जोयो)

  1. effeminate

References

  • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “جويو”, 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