জওজ

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (zawj), from Arabic زَوْج (zawj).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /dʒɔo̯dʒ/, [ˈdʒɔo̯dʒ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dʑɔo̯dʑ/, [ˈdʑɔo̯dʑ]

Noun

জওজ • (joōj) (objective জওজ (joōj) or জওজকে (joōjoke), genitive জওজের (joōjer), locative জওজে (joōje))

husband
নাম, বাপে র নাম, মেয়ে হলে জওজে র নাম
nam, baper nam, meẏe hole jōjer nam
(Your) name, father's name, if a woman, then your husband's name
- Achintya Kumar Sengupta

Synonyms: শওহর (śoōhor), স্বামী (śami), বর (bor), জামাই (jamai)

Derived terms

জওজিয়ত (joōjiẏot)

References

Accessible Dictionary, “জওজ” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “জওজ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

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