भावजय

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Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘥𑘰𑘄𑘕𑘰𑘃 (bhāujāī), from Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀉𑀚𑀸𑀬𑀸 (bhāujāyā) / भाउजाय़ा / ಭಾಉಜಾಯ಼ಾ (bhāujāẏā), 𑀪𑀸𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀇𑀬𑀸 (bhāujjāiyā) / भाउज्जाइय़ा / ಭಾಉಜ್ಜಾಇಯ಼ಾ (bhāujjāiẏā), from Sanskrit भ्रातुर्जाया (bhrāturjāyā).

Cognates

Cognate with Varhadi भावजई (bhāvjaī), Ahirani भावजयी (bhāvjayī), Gujarati ભોજાઈ (bhojāī), Hindustani بھاوَج (bhāvaj) / भावज (bhāvaj), بَھوجَائِی (bhaujāī) / भौजाई (bhaujāī)، Malvi भोजई (bhojaī), Odia ଭାଉଜ (bhāuja), Sindhi ڀاڄائِي / भाॼाई / 𑋖𑋠𑋃𑋠𑊳 (bhāj̄āī), Punjabi ਭਰਜਾਈ (bharjāī) / بھرجائی (bhrjā'ī), Gojri بھرجائی (bharjāī), Nepali भाउजु (bhāuju), Maithili भाउजि / 𑒦𑒰𑒅𑒖𑒱 (bhāuji), Phalura bhraaǰái / بھراجئیۡ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʱaʋ.d͡zəj/
  • Hyphenation: भाव‧जय
  • Rhymes: -əj

Noun

भावज़य • (bhāvj̈ay) f

  1. brother's wife
    Synonym: वहिणी (vahiṇī)

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “भावजय”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary‎, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 110
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “भावजई, भावजय”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 611
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “भावजई-जय”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2363.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhrāturjāyā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 551

Varhadi

Noun

भावजय (bhāvjay) f

  1. alternative form of भावजई (bhāvjaī)
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