देज

See also: दूजा and दाजु

Marwari

Etymology

From Classical Persian جهیز (jahīz), from Arabic جِهَاز (jihāz). Compare Hindustani दहेज़ (dahez) / دہیز (dahez).

Noun

देज (dej) m

1. dowry

References

• Bhanwar, Lal Suthar, Gahlot, Sukhveer Singh (1998) राजस्थानी-हिन्दी-अंग्रेजी कोश [rājasthānī-hindī-aṅgrejī koś, Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary] (in Hindi), Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press), page 171