જીજો

Gujarati

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀚𑀻𑀚𑁆𑀚 (*jījja) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from onomatopoeic nursery words.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    જીજો • (jījom

    1. brother-in-law (sister's husband)
      Synonym: બનેવી (banevī)
    2. grandfather
      Synonyms: દાદા (dādā), નાના (nānā)

    Declension

    Declension of જીજો
    singular plural
    nominative જીજો (jījo) જીજા, જીજાઓ (jījā, jījāo)
    oblique જીજા (jījā) જીજાઓ (jījāo)
    vocative જીજા (jījā) જીજાઓ (jījāo)
    instrumental જીજે (jīje) જીજાએ (jījāe)
    locative જીજે (jīje) જીજે (jīje)

    References

    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jījja”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press