जुआ

See also: जूआ

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʊ.ɑː/, [d͡ʒʊ.äː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀽𑀤 (jūda), from Sanskrit द्यूत (dyūta, “gambling”).

Alternative forms

• जूआ (jūā)

Noun

जुआ • (juā) m (Urdu spelling جوا)

1. gambling

   जुआ खेलते मैंने अपना सारा पैसा नष्ट किया।

   juā khelte ma͠ine apnā sārā paisā naṣṭ kiyā.

   I wasted all of my money by gambling.

Declension

Declension of जुआ (masc ind ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जुआ juā	जुए jue
oblique	जुए jue	जुओं juõ
vocative	जुए jue	जुओ juo

Derived terms

• जुआ-ख़ाना (juā-xānā, “casino”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀼𑀕 (juga), from Sanskrit युग (yuga).

Noun

जुआ • (juā) m (Urdu spelling جوا)

1. yoke

Declension

Declension of जुआ (masc ind ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जुआ juā	जुए jue
oblique	जुए jue	जुओं juõ
vocative	जुए jue	जुओ juo

Derived terms

• जुआ बाँधना (juā bāndhnā, “to yoke”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जुआ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press