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Assamese
Etymology
Inherited from Early Assamese জমাই (jomai), জামাই (jamai), from Sanskrit জামাতৃ (jāmātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́āmātā, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-. Compare Bengali জামাই (jamai), Sylheti ꠎꠣꠝꠣꠁ (zamai), Hindustani جمائی / जमाई (jamāī), Punjabi ਜਮਾਈ (jamāī), Gujarati જમાઈ (jamāī), Nepali ज्वाइँ (jwāĩ), Marathi जावई (jāvaī), Konkani जांवै (zā̃vai).
Pronunciation
Noun
জঙাই • (zoṅai)
- (Central) son-in-law