દહેજ

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جهیز (jahīz), from Arabic جِهَاز (jihāz). Influenced by દાયજો (dāyajo), from Sanskrit. Compare Hindi दहेज़ (dahez) and Punjabi ਦਹੇਜ (dahej).

Pronunciation

Noun

દહેજ • (dahej) m

  1. dowry
    Synonym: દાયજો (dāyajo)
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