जानवर

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Hindi

जानवर

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جانور (jānwar). By surface analysis, जान (jān) +‎ -वर (-var). Compare Assamese জানোবাৰ (zanübar), Bengali জানোয়ার (janoẇar), Dhivehi ޖަނަވާރު (janavāru), Gujarati જાનવર (jānvar), Marathi जनावर (janāvar), Punjabi ਜਾਨਵਰ (jānvar).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɑːn.ʋəɾ/,
  • (file)

Noun

जानवर (jānvarm (Urdu spelling جانور)

  1. animal
    Synonyms: जंतु (jantu), प्राणी (prāṇī)
  2. (figuratively) a savage, uncivilized person
  3. (figuratively) fool

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