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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit यविय (yáviya), यव्य (yávya, “consisting of grain”), from यव (yáva). Cognate with Bengali জই (joi).
Pronunciation
Noun
जई • (jaī) f (Urdu spelling جئی)
- oats
Declension
Declension of जई (fem ind ī-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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जई
jaī
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जइयाँ
jaiyā̃
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| oblique
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जई
jaī
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जइयों
jaiyõ
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| vocative
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जई
jaī
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जइयो
jaiyo
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References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “जई”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yáviya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press