જા

Gujarati

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑ/
• Rhymes: -ɑ
• Hyphenation: જા

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 (ja), Marathi जाऊ (jāū).

Noun

જા • (jā) f

1. 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

1. place, location

   Synonyms: જગા (jagā), સ્થળ (sthaḷ), ઠેકાણું (ṭhekāṇũ)