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, বাপে নাম, মেয়ে হলে জওজে 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