ऐवजी

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عوض ('iwaz, “exchange”), from Arabic عِوَض (ʕiwaḍ). Compare Hindi एवज़ (evaz).

Postposition

ऐवजी • (aivjī)

1. instead of, in lieu of

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “ऐवजी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “ऐवजीं”, 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) “ऐवजीं”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).