Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəɡ/, [d͡ʒɐɡ]

Etymology 1

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Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit जगत् (jagat). Doublet of जगत् (jagat).

Noun

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जग (jagm (Urdu spelling جگ)

  1. world, earth, universe
    Synonyms: संसार (sansār), दुनिया (duniyā)
Declension
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Derived terms
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  • जगपति (jagapti, Lord of the Universe; an epithet of Vishnu)

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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जग (jag)

  1. inflection of जगना (jagnā):
    1. stem
    2. second-person singular intimate present imperative

Marathi

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit जगत् (jagat).

Noun

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जग (jagn

  1. universe
  2. world, the residence of man
  3. people, folk, mankind

See also

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References

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  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जग”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Old Awadhi

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit जगत् (jagat).

Noun

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जग (jaga)

  1. (uncountable) world, earth, universe
    • c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Saṅkaṭmocan Hanumān Aṣṭak :
      ताहि सों त्रास भयो जग को
      tāhi soṃ trāsa bhayo jaga ko