जमाई

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀉 (jāmāu), from Sanskrit जामातृ (jāmātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĵā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeme. Compare Punjabi ਜਮਾਈ (jamāē), Gujarati જમાઈ (jamāī), Nepali जुवाँइ (juwā̃i), Assamese জোঁৱাই (zü̃ai), Marathi जावई (jāvaī), Konkani जांवै (zā̃vai). Doublet of दामाद (dāmād).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.mɑːiː/

Noun

जमाई • (jamāī) m

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

References
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “जमाई”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House

Old Gujarati

Etymology

From Sanskrit जमातृ (jamātṛ) or जमातृक (jamātṛka)

Noun

जमाई (transliteration needed)

  1. son-in-law

Descendants
  • Gujarati: જમાઈ (jamāī)
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