ज्वाइँ

Nepali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जामातृ (jā́mātṛ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡zwäĩ]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: ज्वाइँ

Noun

ज्वाइँ • (jwāĩ) m

  1. daughter's husband; son-in-law
  2. younger sister's husband; brother-in-law
  3. brother's daughter's husband; nephew-in-law

Declension

Declension of ज्वाइँ
Singular Plural
nominative ज्वाइँ [d͡zwäĩ] ज्वाइँहरू [d͡zwäĩ̤ːɾu]
accusative ज्वाइँलाई [d͡zwäĩläi] ज्वाइँहरूलाई [d͡zwäĩ̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative ज्वाइँले [d͡zwäĩle] ज्वाइँहरूले [d͡zwäĩ̤ːɾule]
dative ज्वाइँलाई [d͡zwäĩläi] ज्वाइँहरूलाई [d͡zwäĩ̤ːɾuläi]
ablative ज्वाइँबाट [d͡zwäĩ̃oʈʌ] ज्वाइँहरूबाट [d͡zwäĩ̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive ज्वाइँको [d͡zwäĩko] ज्वाइँहरूको [d͡zwäĩ̤ːɾuko]
locative ज्वाइँमा [d͡zwäĩmä] ज्वाइँहरूमा [d͡zwäĩ̤ːɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

  • “ज्वाइँ”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “ज्वाइँ”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jāˊmātr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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