جوائی
Punjabi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Punjabi ਜਵਾਈ (javāī), from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀅 (jāmāua)), from Sanskrit जामातृ (jā́mātṛ).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.ʋäː.iː/
- Rhymes: -äː.iː
Noun edit
جَوائی • (javā'ī) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਜਵਾਈ)
References edit
- “جوائی”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jāˊmātr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press