Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
name
Alternative form of Jody in its female senses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
couple, duo, pair
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *yewg- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *yugtós Sanskrit युक्त (yukta) Prakrit 𑀚𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (jutta)denom. Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀟𑁂𑀇 (joḍei)deverb. Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀟 (joḍa) Hindi जोड़ी (joṛī)bor. English jodi Borrowed from Hindi जोड़ी (joṛī) or Marathi जोडी (joḍī); possibly through Bollywood.
