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Punjabi
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Adverb
جِن٘ج • (jiṉj) (Gurmukhi spelling ਜਿੰਜ or ਜਿੰਞ)
- like; like how
- Synonyms: جِویں (jiveṉ), جِدّاں (jiddāṉ)
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “جِن٘ج”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
Etymology 2
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (jaṇṇā), from Sanskrit जन्य (jánya). Cognate with Saraiki جَنڄ (janǰ), Sindhi ڄَڃَ (ǰaña) and Gujarati જાન (jān). Doublet of جِنَس (jinas).
Pronunciation
Noun
جَن٘ج • (jaṉj) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਜੰਜ or ਜੰਞ)
- baraat (a wedding procession by the bridegroom's side)
- Synonym: بَرات (barāt)
- (figuratively) a crowd; group
- Synonym: گَروہ (garoh)
Declension
- جانجی m (jānjī, “member of a marriage party”)
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “جنج”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “جنج”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
- “جنج”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jánya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 282