જૂનું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡 (juṇṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit जूर्ण (jūrṇá, “old, decayed”), variant of जीर्ण (jīrṇa). Cognate to Hindustani جُونا / जूना (jūnā), Konkani जून (jūn), Marathi जुने (june), Odia ଜୁନା (junā), and Punjabi ਜੁੱਨ (junna)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒu.nũ/

Adjective

જૂનું • (jūnũ)

1. old, ancient, antiquated

   જૂની ગુજરાતી ― jūnī gujrātī ― Old Gujarati

2. (by extension) hardened, experienced

   જૂનો ચોર ― jūno cor ― a hardened thief

   જૂનો પાપી ― jūno pāpī ― a hardened sinner

Declension

Declension of જૂનું
	nominative			oblique/vocative/instrumental			locative
	singular	plural		singular	plural
masculine	જૂનો (jūno)	જૂના (jūnā)		જૂના (jūnā)	જૂના (jūnā)		જૂને (jūne)
neuter	જૂનું (jūnũ)	જૂનાં (jūnā̃)		જૂના (jūnā)	જૂનાં (jūnā̃)		જૂને (jūne)
feminine	જૂની (jūnī)	જૂની (jūnī)		જૂની (jūnī)	જૂની (jūnī)
Note: If the noun being modified is unmarked, then the masculine and neuter locatives do not apply.

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jūrṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 290
• “જૂનું”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.