জামাই

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀚𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀇 (*jāmāi), from Sanskrit जामातृ (jāmātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́mātr̥, from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵem- (“to marry”). Doublet of জামাতা (jamata) and দামাদ (damad).

Cognates

Assamese জোঁৱাই (zü̃ai)
Dhivehi ދަނބި‎ (daᵐbi)
Gujarati જમાઈ (jamāī)
Hindi जमाई (jamāī) / جمائی‎
Kamta জাঙৈ (zaṅoi)
Kalasha ǰamów
Kashmiri زامتُر‎ (zāmtur)
Khowar جَمار‎ (jamaár)
Konkani जांवंय (jāuvaiya)
Marathi जावई (jāvaī)
Marwari जमाई (jamāī)
Nepali ज्वाइँ (jwāĩ)
Odia ଜ୍ୱାଇଁ (jwaĩ)
Punjabi ਜਵਾਈ (javāī)
Romani ʒamutro
Sindhi ڄاٽرو‎
Sylheti ꠎꠣꠝꠣꠁ (zamai), ꠎꠥꠀꠁ (zuai)

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /dʒamai̯/, [ˈdʒamai̯]
Audio (file)

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dʑamai̯/, [ˈdʑamai̯]

Noun

জামাই • (jamai)

son-in-law

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