ਦਾਜ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दायाद्य n (dāyādya, “inheritance”). Compare Hindi दायजा (dāyjā).

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /d̪äː.d͡ʒə̆/

Noun

ਦਾਜ • (dāj) m (Shahmukhi spelling داج)

dowry, trousseau
Synonym: ਦਹੇਜ਼ (dahez)

References

“ਦਾਜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ਦਾਜ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

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