জওজ

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زوج (zawj), from Arabic زَوْج (zawj).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɔo̯d͡ʒ/, [ˈd͡ʒɔo̯d͡ʒ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dʑɔo̯dʑ/, [ˈdʑɔo̯dʑ]

Noun

জওজ • (joōj) (objective জওজ (joōj) or জওজকে (joōjoke), genitive জওজের (joōjer), locative জওজে (joōje))

1. husband

   নাম, বাপের নাম, মেয়ে হলে জওজের নাম

   nam, baper nam, meẏe hole jōjer nam

   (Your) name, father's name, if a woman, then your husband's name

   - Achintya Kumar Sengupta

   Synonyms: শওহর (śoōhor), স্বামী (śami), বর (bor), জামাই (jamai)

Derived terms

• জওজিয়ত (joōjiẏot)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “জওজ” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “জওজ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh