Wiktionary

जाव

Konkani edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit यातृ (yātṛ), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yenh₂tēr (“co-sister-in-law”). Cognate with Marathi जाऊ (jāū), Persian جاری (jâri).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

जाव • (zāv) f (Latin script zav, Kannada script ಜಾವ)

  1. co-sister-in-law (the wife of one's husband's brother)

References edit

  • Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet‎[1]
  • Madhavi Sardesai (2006) A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani‎[2], Goa University (doctoral thesis)
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