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Konkani
Etymology
From Sanskrit यातृ (yātṛ), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yenh₂tēr (“co-sister-in-law”). Cognate with Marathi जाऊ (jāū), Persian جاری (jâri).
Pronunciation
Noun
जाव • (zāv) f (Latin script zav, Kannada script ಜಾವ)
- co-sister-in-law (the wife of one's husband's brother)
References
- Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet
- Madhavi Sardesai (2006) A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani, Goa University (doctoral thesis)