Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀽𑀕𑀸 (jūgā), from Sanskrit यूका (yū́kā).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒũː/
  • (file)

Noun edit

जूँ (jū̃f (Urdu spelling جوں)

  1. louse

Declension edit

References edit

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