Gharjamai

Gharjamai

Across the Asian sub-continent, the term 'Gharjamai' refers to a live-in son-in-law. The term literally means "househusband" in Indian languages such as Hindi and Gujarati. The term is used across the sub-continent with different pronunciations and synonyms. In Urdu the word "Ghardamad" is used where Damad is the Urdu word for son-in-law. The pronounication "Gharjawai" is also used.


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