जंगल

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]
  • (file)

NounEdit

जंगल (jaṅgalm (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

DescendantsEdit

ReferencesEdit

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

Further readingEdit

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

MarathiEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

जंगल (jaṅgal?

  1. jungle
  2. woods, forest