जाऊ
Marathi
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *h₁yénh₂tēr |
Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀉𑀬𑀸 (jāuyā), from Sanskrit यातृ (yātṛ). Compare Konkani जाव (jāv), Odia ଜା (jā), Bengali জা (ja), Assamese জা (za).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡zau/, [d͡zauː]
Noun
जाऊ • (j̈āū) f
- co-sister-in-law (the wife of one's husband's brother)
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “जाऊ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जाऊ”, 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) “जाऊ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yāˊtr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d͡zäu̯]
- Phonetic Devanagari: जाउ
Verb
जाऊ • (jāū)
- second-person mid respect singular present imperative of जानु (jānu)