जाव

Konkani

Etymology

From Sanskrit यातृ (yātṛ), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yénh₂tēr ~ h₁yn̥h₂trés. Cognate with Marathi जाऊ (jāū), Persian جاری (jâri).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡zɑːʋ]

Noun

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

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

References

  • 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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