दायजा

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Hindi

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit दाय (dāya, gift, present, donation) + आद्य (ādya, beginning with, preceding). Compare Punjabi ਦਾਜ (dāj).

Noun

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दायजा (dāyjām (Urdu spelling دايجا)

  1. dowry, marriage gift

Declension

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Synonyms

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References

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  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “दायजा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “दायजा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.