జాగ్రత్త

Telugu

Alternative forms

జాగ్రత (jāgrata)

Etymology

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Particularly: “Ultimately from the Sanskrit root Sanskrit जागृ (jāgṛ, “to be awake, attentive”).”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʑaːɡɾat̪ːa/, [d͡ʒaːɡɾat̪ːa]

Noun

జాగ్రత్త • (jāgratta) ? (plural జాగ్రత్తలు)

vigilance, carefulness, caution, activity
దొంగలున్నారు జాగ్రత్త
doṅgalunnāru jāgratta
Beware of thieves

Adjective

జాగ్రత్త • (jāgratta)

vigilant, careful, cautious, active, ready

References

"జాగ్రత్త" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 461