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Nepali
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit जुवइ (juvaï), जुअई (juaī), from Sanskrit युवति (yuvatí, “young woman”).[1] Cognate with Hindustani جوئی (joī) / जोई (joī).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Phonetic Devanagari: जोइ
Noun
जोइ • (joi) f
- wife
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:जोइ
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “जोइ”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 223
- “जोई”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018, page 472, column 1
Prakrit
Adjective
जोइ (joi) (Kannada ಜೋಇ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)
- Devanagari script form of 𑀚𑁄𑀇
Noun
जोइ (joi) m (Kannada ಜೋಇ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)
- Devanagari script form of 𑀚𑁄𑀇