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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian جنگی (jangī), from the noun جنگ (jang). By surface analysis, जंग (jaṅg) + -ई (-ī). Compare Punjabi ਜੰਗੀ (jaṅgī) / جَنگی (jangī), Bengali জঙ্গী (joṅgi), Gujarati જંગી (jaṅgī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəŋ.ɡiː/,
Adjective
जंगी • (jaṅgī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling جنگی)
- warlike
- military
- martial
References
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian جنگی (jangī), from the noun جنگ (jang).
Adjective
जंगी • (jaṅgī)
- huge, big
- Synonym: मोठे (moṭhe)
- जंगी पार्टी ― jaṅgī pārṭī ― huge party
- जंगी स्वागत ― jaṅgī svāgat ― big welcome
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “जंगी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जंगी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “जंगी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).