ज्वाइँ

Nepali

Alternative forms

• जुवाइँ (juwāĩ)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जामातृ (jā́mātṛ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡zwäĩ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: ज्वाइँ

Noun

ज्वाइँ • (jwāĩ) m

1. daughter's husband; son-in-law
2. younger sister's husband; brother-in-law
3. brother's daughter's husband; nephew-in-law

Declension

Declension of ज्वाइँ
	Singular	Plural
nominative	ज्वाइँ [d͡zwäĩ]	ज्वाइँहरू [d͡zwäĩ̤ːɾu]
accusative	ज्वाइँलाई [d͡zwäĩläi]	ज्वाइँहरूलाई [d͡zwäĩ̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	ज्वाइँले [d͡zwäĩle]	ज्वाइँहरूले [d͡zwäĩ̤ːɾule]
dative	ज्वाइँलाई [d͡zwäĩläi]	ज्वाइँहरूलाई [d͡zwäĩ̤ːɾuläi]
ablative	ज्वाइँबाट [d͡zwäĩ̃oʈʌ]	ज्वाइँहरूबाट [d͡zwäĩ̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	ज्वाइँको [d͡zwäĩko]	ज्वाइँहरूको [d͡zwäĩ̤ːɾuko]
locative	ज्वाइँमा [d͡zwäĩmä]	ज्वाइँहरूमा [d͡zwäĩ̤ːɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

• “ज्वाइँ”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “ज्वाइँ”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jāˊmātr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press