ਜਵਾਈ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਜੁਆਈ (juāī)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਜਵਾਈ (javāī), from Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀉 (jāmāu), from Sanskrit जामातृ (jā́mātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́mātā. Doublet of ਦਾਮਾਦ (dāmād).

Pronunciation

Noun

ਜਵਾਈ • (javāī) m (Shahmukhi spelling جَوائی)

  1. son-in-law
    Synonym: ਦਾਮਾਦ (dāmād)

Further reading

  • “ਜਵਾਈ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਜਵਾਈ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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