جوء

Sindhi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀼𑀯𑀇 (juvaï), from Sanskrit युवति (yuvatí, “young woman”). Cognate with Bhojpuri जोइ (jōi), Hindustani جوئی / जोई (joī), Nepali जोइ (joi), and Romani ʒuvli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒoːɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɪ
• Hyphenation: جوءِ

Noun

جوءِ • (joi) f (Devanagari जोय)

1. wife

Derived terms

• جويو (joyo, “effeminate”)

 

References

• Khānu, Balocu (1960–1988) “جوءِ”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ
• Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “جوء”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yuvatí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 607