जमाई
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Hindi
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀼𑀅 (jāmādua) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)), from Sanskrit जामातृ (jā́mātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-. Compare Punjabi ਜਵਾਈ (javāī), Gujarati જમાઈ (jamāī), Nepali ज्वाइँ (jwāĩ), Bengali জামাই (jamai), Assamese জোঁৱাই (zü̃ai), Marathi जावई (jāvaī), Konkani जांवंय (jāuvaiya). Doublet of दामाद (dāmād) and जामाता (jāmātā).
Noun
जमाई • (jamāī) m (Urdu spelling جمائی)
- son-in-law
- Synonym: दामाद (dāmād)
Declension
Declension of जमाई (masc ind ī-stem)
References
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “जमाई”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जमाई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “जमाई”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Etymology 2
Verb
जमाई • (jamāī)
- Alternative spelling of जमायी (jamāyī)
Old Gujarati
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀼𑀅 (jāmādua) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)), from Sanskrit जमातृ (jamātṛ) or जमातृक (jamātṛka). Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘕𑘰𑘪𑘰𑘃 (jāvāī).
Noun
जमाई • (jamāī) ?