ज्वाइँ

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Nepali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जामातृ (jā́mātṛ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Phonetic Devanagari: ज्वाइँ

Noun

ज्वाइँ • (jwāĩ) m

  1. daughter's husband; son-in-law
  2. younger sister's husband; brother-in-law
  3. brother's daughter's husband; nephew-in-law

Declension

Declension of ज्वाइँ
Singular Plural
nominative ज्वाइँ ज्वाइँहरू
accusative ज्वाइँलाई ज्वाइँहरूलाई
instrumental/ergative ज्वाइँले ज्वाइँहरूले
dative ज्वाइँलाई ज्वाइँहरूलाई
ablative ज्वाइँबाट ज्वाइँहरूबाट
genitive ज्वाइँको ज्वाइँहरूको
locative ज्वाइँमा ज्वाइँहरूमा
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

  • “ज्वाइँ”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “ज्वाइँ”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jāˊmātr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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