जंगल

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See also: जुगल, जंगला, and जंगली

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮 (jaṃgala), from Sanskrit जङ्गल (jaṅgala, “any arid or sterile region”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəŋ.ɡəl/,
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Noun

जंगल • (jaṅgal) m (Urdu spelling جنگل)

  1. forest, woods
    Synonyms: बन (ban), वन (van)
    यह जंगल मीलों तक फैला हुआ है।
    yah jaṅgal mīlõ tak phailā huā hai.
    This forest stretches for miles.

Declension

Declension of जंगल (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct जंगल
jaṅgal 		जंगल
jaṅgal
oblique जंगल
jaṅgal 		जंगलों
jaṅgalõ
vocative जंगल
jaṅgal 		जंगलो
jaṅgalo

Descendants

  • → English: jungle (see there for further descendants)

References

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

Further reading

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “जंगल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Marathi

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जङ्गल (jaṅgala, “arid, sterile, desert”).

Noun

जंगल • (jaṅgal) n

  1. jungle
    Synonym: वन (van)
  2. woods, forest

Declension

Declension of जंगल (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular 		जंगल
jaṅgal
direct
plural 		जंगले, जंगलं
jaṅgale, jaṅgla
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा 		जंगल
jaṅgal 		जंगले, जंगलं
jaṅgale, jaṅgla
oblique
सामान्यरूप 		जंगला
jaṅgalā 		जंगलां-
jaṅgalān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी 		जंगलाला
jaṅgalālā 		जंगलांना
jaṅgalānnā
ergative जंगलाने, जंगलानं
jaṅgalāne, jaṅgalāna 		जंगलांनी
jaṅgalānnī
instrumental जंगलाशी
jaṅgalāśī 		जंगलांशी
jaṅgalānśī
locative
सप्तमी 		जंगलात
jaṅgalāt 		जंगलांत
jaṅgalāt
vocative
संबोधन 		जंगला
jaṅgalā 		जंगलांनो
jaṅgalānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of जंगल (neut cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म 		feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म 		neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म 		oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन 		singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन 		singular*
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता 		जंगलाचा
jaṅgalāċā 		जंगलाचे
jaṅgalāċe 		जंगलाची
jaṅgalācī 		जंगलाच्या
jaṅgalācā 		जंगलाचे, जंगलाचं
jaṅgalāċe, jaṅgalāċa 		जंगलाची
jaṅgalācī 		जंगलाच्या
jaṅgalācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता 		जंगलांचा
jaṅgalānċā 		जंगलांचे
jaṅgalānċe 		जंगलांची
jaṅgalāñcī 		जंगलांच्या
jaṅgalāncā 		जंगलांचे, जंगलांचं
jaṅgalānċe, jaṅgalānċa 		जंगलांची
jaṅgalāñcī 		जंगलांच्या
jaṅgalāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “जंगल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
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