जोइ

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit जुवइ (juvaï), जुअई (juaī), from Sanskrit युवति (yuvatí, “young woman”). Cognate with Hindustani جوئی (joī) / जोई (joī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡zoi̯]
• Phonetic Devanagari: जोइ

Noun

जोइ • (joi) f

1. wife

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:जोइ

Derived terms

• जोइ पोइ (joi poi)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “जोइ”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 223
• “जोई”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018, page 472, column 1

Prakrit

Adjective

जोइ (joi) (Kannada ಜೋಇ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. Devanagari script form of 𑀚𑁄𑀇

Noun

जोइ (joi) m (Kannada ಜೋಇ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. Devanagari script form of 𑀚𑁄𑀇