जावई
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘕𑘰𑘪𑘰𑘃 (jāvāī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀅 (jāmāua) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)), from Sanskrit जामातृ (jā́mātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem- (“to marry”). Cognate with Konkani जांवंय (jāuvaiya), Gujarati જમાઈ (jamāī), Hindi जमाई (jamāī), Odia ଜ୍ୱାଇଁ (jwaĩ), Nepali ज्वाइँ (jwāĩ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡za.ʋəi/, [d͡za.ʋəiː]
Derived terms
- घरजावई (gharjāvaī)
- जावईबुवा (jāvaībuvā), जावईबापू (jāvaībāpū)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “जावई”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जावई,_जांवई”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “जा(जां)वई”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jāˊmātr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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