जांवै

Konkani

Alternative forms

  • जांवो (zā̃vô)

Etymology

From Sanskrit जामातृ (jā́mātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĵā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeme (“to marry”). Cognate with Marathi जावई (jāvaī), Oriya ଜ୍ୱାଇଁ (jwaim̐), Hindi जमाई (jamāī), Gujarati જમાઈ (jamāī), Nepali ज्वाई (jwāī).

Noun

जांवै (zā̃vai) (Latin script zanvoim, Kannada script ಜಾಂವೈ)

  1. son-in-law (daughter's husband)
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