जंगल

See also: जुगल, जंगला, and जंगली

HindiEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮 (jaṃgala), from Sanskrit जङ्गल (jaṅgala, “any arid or sterile region”).[1]

PronunciationEdit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəŋ.ɡəl/, [d͡ʒə̃ŋ.ɡəl̪]
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NounEdit

जंगल • (jaṅgal) m (Urdu spelling جنگل‎)

  1. forest, woods
    यह जंगल मीलों तक फैला हुआ है।
    yah jaṅgal mīlõ tak phailā huā hai.
    This forest stretches for miles.
    Synonyms: बन (ban), वन (van)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of जंगल (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct जंगल
jaṅgal 		जंगल
jaṅgal
oblique जंगल
jaṅgal 		जंगलों
jaṅgalõ
vocative जंगल
jaṅgal 		जंगलो
jaṅgalo

DescendantsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • Bahri, Hardev, “जंगल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, 1989

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley, “jāṅgala(5177)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, 1969–1985

MarathiEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Sanskrit जङ्गल (jaṅgala, “arid, sterile, desert”)

NounEdit

जंगल • (jaṅgal) ?

  1. jungle
  2. woods, forest
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