जग्गा

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جایگاه (jāygāh). Compare Hindi जगह (jagah).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡zʌɡ̞ɡä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: जग्गा

Noun

जग्गा • (jaggā)

1. land, place, plot of land, estate, field

   Synonym: जमिन (jamina)

Related terms

• घडेरी [ghaḍerī]

References

• “जग्गा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018, page 436, column 1
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “जग्गा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar, page 216