जंगल

See also: जुगल, जंगला, and जंगली

Hindi

Alternative forms

• जङ्गल (jaṅgal)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

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)

Declension

Declension of जंगल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जंगल jaṅgal	जंगल jaṅgal
oblique	जंगल jaṅgal	जंगलों jaṅgalõ
vocative	जंगल jaṅgal	जंगलो jaṅgalo

Descendants

• → English: jungle
  • → French: jungle
    • → Romanian: junglă
  • → German: Dschungel
  • → Italian: giungla
  • → Japanese: ジャングル (janguru)
  • → Korean: 정글 (jeonggeul)
  • → Russian: джу́нгли (džúngli)
    • → Armenian: ջունգլի (ǰungli)
    • → Georgian: ჯუნგლი (ǯungli)
  • → Spanish: jungla
  • → Welsh: jyngl
  • → Esperanto: ĝangalo

Further reading

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

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जङ्गल (jaṅgala, “arid, sterile, desert”).

Noun

जंगल • (jaṅgal) ?

1. jungle
2. woods, forest