Meanings
jodi1
- Indiacouple, duo, pair
For the last seven years, they have been projected as India’s political jodi number one.
2021 May 6, Rajdeep Sardesai, “A political and policy blow to the Centre”, in Hindustan Times1 more example
Just over five years after coming together at the top of the Indian lineup, they already boast among the greatest-ever numbers for an opening partnership in the format. Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma, to many, in particular in India, are the ‘Jodi No. 1’ of the 2010s...
2019 January 30, “‘Jodi No. 1’: Dhawan’s Special Post for ‘Partner in Crime’ Rohit”, in The Quint
Jodi2
- alternativeAlternative form of Jody in its female senses.
The baby has a name at last, I suppose if it had been left much longer Vinny, the Keeper of Cat Names, would have ended up christening it Tibbles or something. Although Tibbles might suit it better than the new-fashioned name it's been given - Jodi.
1997, Kate Atkinson, Human Croquet, Black Swan, published 1998, →ISBN, page 254
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*yewg-
- Proto-Indo-European*yugtós
- Sanskritयुक्त (yukta)
- Prakrit𑀚𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (jutta)de
- Prakrit𑀚𑁄𑀟𑁂𑀇 (joḍei)deverb.
- Prakrit𑀚𑁄𑀟 (joḍa)
- Hindiजोड़ी (joṛī)
- Englishjodi
Borrowed from Hindi जोड़ी (joṛī) or Marathi जोडी (joḍī); possibly through Bollywood.
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