ਜਵਾਈ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਜੁਆਈ (juāī)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਜਵਾਈ (javāī), from Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀉 (jāmāu), from Sanskrit जामातृ (jā́mātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́mātā. Doublet of ਦਾਮਾਦ (dāmād).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə.ʋäː.iː/
• Rhymes: -äː.iː

Noun

ਜਵਾਈ • (javāī) m (Shahmukhi spelling جَوائی)

1. son-in-law

   Synonym: ਦਾਮਾਦ (dāmād)

Further reading

• “ਜਵਾਈ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਜਵਾਈ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.