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Gujarati
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀉𑀬𑀸 (jāuyā) , from Sanskrit यातृ (yātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *HyáHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyáHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yn̥h₂tēr. Cognate with Assamese জা (za), Bengali জা (ja), Odia ଜା (jā), Marathi जाऊ (jāū).
Noun
જા • (jā) f
- co-sister-in-law (sister-in-law of a woman; husband's younger brother's wife)
- Synonym: દેરાણી (derāṇī)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Classical Persian جا (jā).
Noun
જા • (jā) f
- place, location
- Synonyms: જગા (jagā), સ્થળ (sthaḷ), ઠેકાણું (ṭhekāṇũ)