જમાઈ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati जमाई (jamāī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀼𑀅 (jāmādua) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)), from Sanskrit जामातृ (jā́mātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-. Doublet of દામાદ (dāmād) and જામાતા (jāmātā). Cognate with Hindustani جمائی / जमाई (jamāī), Punjabi جوائی (joā'ī) / ਜਵਾਈ (javāī), Bengali জামাই (jamai), Marathi जावई (jāvaī), Konkani जांवंय (jāuvaiya). Wider cognates include Persian داماد (dâmâd), Northern Kurdish zava.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒə.mɑi/
  • Hyphenation: જ‧માઈ
  • Rhymes: -ɑi

Noun

જમાઈ • (jamāī) m

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