𑀚𑀼𑀯𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit युवति (yuvati).[1]

Noun

𑀚𑀼𑀯𑀇 (juvaï) f

  1. a young woman

Descendants

  • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Hindustani:
      • Hindi: जोई (joī)
      • Urdu: جوئی (joī)
  • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Bihari:
      • Bhojpuri: जोई (jōī)
  • Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
    • Sindhi: joi
      Arabic script: جوءِ
      Devanagari script: जोय
  • Western Indo-Aryan:

References

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