જળો

Gujarati

જળો (jaḷo, “leech”)

Alternative forms

• જોખ (jokh), જોક (jok)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀓𑁆 (jok), from Sanskrit जलूका (jalūkā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́aluš, potentially from Proto-Indo-European *ǵelu-. Cognate to Bengali জোঁক (jō̃k), Marathi जळू (jaḷū), Hindi जोंक (jõk), Sindhi ॼरु (j̈aru).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒə.ɭo/
• Rhymes: -o
• Hyphenation: જ‧ળો

Noun

જળો • (jaḷo) f

1. leech

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jalūkā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press