जतु

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́átu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰátu, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷétu (“resin, gum”).

Cognate with Persian ژد (žad, “gum”), Scottish Gaelic bìth, Gaulish *bitu (whence Latin bitumen), Old English cwidu (whence English cud).

Pronunciation

Noun

जतु • (játu) n

  1. lac
  2. gum
  3. resin
  4. rubber

Declension

Neuter u-stem declension of जतु (játu)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative जतु
játu 		जतुनी
játunī 		जतूनि / जतु¹ / जतू¹
játūni / játu¹ / játū¹
Vocative जतु / जतो
játu / játo 		जतुनी
játunī 		जतूनि / जतु¹ / जतू¹
játūni / játu¹ / játū¹
Accusative जतु
játu 		जतुनी
játunī 		जतूनि / जतु¹ / जतू¹
játūni / játu¹ / játū¹
Instrumental जतुना / जत्वा¹
játunā / játvā¹ 		जतुभ्याम्
játubhyām 		जतुभिः
játubhiḥ
Dative जतुने / जतवे¹ / जत्वे¹
játune / játave¹ / játve¹ 		जतुभ्याम्
játubhyām 		जतुभ्यः
játubhyaḥ
Ablative जतुनः / जतोः¹ / जत्वः¹
játunaḥ / játoḥ¹ / játvaḥ¹ 		जतुभ्याम्
játubhyām 		जतुभ्यः
játubhyaḥ
Genitive जतुनः / जतोः¹ / जत्वः¹
játunaḥ / játoḥ¹ / játvaḥ¹ 		जतुनोः
játunoḥ 		जतूनाम्
játūnām
Locative जतुनि / जतौ¹
játuni / játau¹ 		जतुनोः
játunoḥ 		जतुषु
játuṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Dardic:
    • Kashmiri: زَو (zav)
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀚𑀉 (jaü)
  • Pali: jatu

References

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