जीजा
See also: जाज़
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जीजा
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Etymology
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Proto-New Indo-Aryan *जीज्ज (jījja)
Hindi जीजा
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *जीज्ज (jījja) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from onomatopoeic nursery words.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiː.d͡ʒɑː/, [d͡ʒiː.d͡ʒäː]
Noun
जीजा • (jījā) m (female equivalent जीजी, Urdu spelling جیجا)
- elder sister's husband
- Synonym: (endearing) जीजू (jījū)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | जीजा jījā |
जीजा jījā |
| oblique | जीजा jījā |
जीजाओं jījāõ |
| vocative | जीजा jījā |
जीजाओ jījāo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “जीजा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jījja”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “जीजा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “जीजा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House