जहका

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́áźʰakas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰáǰʰukas, possibly from the BMAC substrate. Cognate with Younger Avestan 𐬛𐬎𐬲𐬀𐬐𐬀 (dužaka), Middle Persian zwzk' (zūzag), Northern Kurdish jûjî.

Pronunciation

Noun

जहका • (jáhakā) stem, f

  1. hedgehog

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of जहका (jáhakā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative जहका
jáhakā 		जहके
jáhake 		जहकाः
jáhakāḥ
Vocative जहके
jáhake 		जहके
jáhake 		जहकाः
jáhakāḥ
Accusative जहकाम्
jáhakām 		जहके
jáhake 		जहकाः
jáhakāḥ
Instrumental जहकया / जहका¹
jáhakayā / jáhakā¹ 		जहकाभ्याम्
jáhakābhyām 		जहकाभिः
jáhakābhiḥ
Dative जहकायै
jáhakāyai 		जहकाभ्याम्
jáhakābhyām 		जहकाभ्यः
jáhakābhyaḥ
Ablative जहकायाः / जहकायै²
jáhakāyāḥ / jáhakāyai² 		जहकाभ्याम्
jáhakābhyām 		जहकाभ्यः
jáhakābhyaḥ
Genitive जहकायाः / जहकायै²
jáhakāyāḥ / jáhakāyai² 		जहकयोः
jáhakayoḥ 		जहकानाम्
jáhakānām
Locative जहकायाम्
jáhakāyām 		जहकयोः
jáhakayoḥ 		जहकासु
jáhakāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

  • Prakrit: 𑀚𑀸𑀳𑀕 (jāhaga)
  • Punjabi: jahā
    Gurmukhi script: ਜਹਾ
    Shahmukhi script: جَہا

References

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