જે

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati जु (ju), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑁄 (jo), from Sanskrit यः (yáḥ). The -e derived from Sanskrit एष (eṣa).[1] Cognate with Hindustani जो / جو (jo).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

જે • (je)

  1. the relative pronoun:
    1. who; whoever
    2. whichever
    3. whatever

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 601
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