जीजा
See also: जाज़
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀚𑀻𑀚𑁆𑀚 (*jījja), from baby talk.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
जीजा • (jījā) m (feminine जीजी, Urdu spelling جیجا)
- elder sister's husband
- Synonym: (endearing) जीजू (jījū)
Declension edit
Declension of जीजा (masc unmarked ā-stem)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जीजा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jījja”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press