જૂઠું

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• જુઠ્ઠું (juṭhṭhũ)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀛𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞 (jhuṭṭha), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀛𑀽𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*jhūṭṭha), related to Parachi [script needed] (ǰuṭ, “concealed”) and [script needed] (ǰuṭī, “theft”), with further origin unknown. Cognate with Bengali ঝুঁঠ (jhũṭh), Hindi झूठ (jhūṭh), Marathi झूट (jhūṭ), Marwari झुठ (jhuṭh), and Punjabi ਝੂਠ (jhūṭh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒu.ʈʰũ/
• Rhymes: -ũ
• Hyphenation: જુ‧ઠું

Adjective

જૂઠું • (jūṭhũ)

1. wrong, incorrect, untruthful

   Synonym: ખોટું (khoṭũ)

Noun

જૂઠું • (jūṭhũ) n

1. lie, falsehood

   Synonym: અસત્ય (asatya)

Declension

Declension of જૂઠું
	Singular	Plural
nominative	જૂઠું (jūṭhũ)	જૂઠાં (jūṭhā̃), જૂઠાંઓ (jūṭhā̃o)
oblique	જૂઠા (jūṭhā)	જૂઠાંઓ (jūṭhā̃o)
vocative	જૂઠા (jūṭhā)	જૂઠાંઓ (jūṭhā̃o)
instrumental	જૂઠે (jūṭhe)	જૂઠાંએ (jūṭhā̃e)
locative	જૂઠે (jūṭhe)	જૂઠે (jūṭhe)