ਜਵਾਈ

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Punjabi[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Punjabi ਜਵਾਈ (javāī), from Paisaci Prakrit, from Sanskrit जामातृ (jā́mātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-. Doublet of ਦਾਮਾਦ (dāmād).

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Noun[edit]

ਜਵਾਈ (javāīm (Shahmukhi spelling جَوائی)

  1. son-in-law
    Synonym: ਦਾਮਾਦ (dāmād)

Further reading[edit]

  • ਜਵਾਈ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਜਵਾਈ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.