जिज्ञासा

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जिज्ञासा (jijñāsā), from the verb जिज्ञासते (jijñāsate, “to desire to know”), a desiderative verb from the root ज्ञा (jñā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪɡ.jɑː.sɑː/,

Noun

जिज्ञासा • (jijñāsā) f

  1. curiosity (an interesting item)
  2. curiosity, desire to know

Declension

Declension of जिज्ञासा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct जिज्ञासा
jijñāsā 		जिज्ञासाएँ
jijñāsāẽ
oblique जिज्ञासा
jijñāsā 		जिज्ञासाओं
jijñāsāõ
vocative जिज्ञासा
jijñāsā 		जिज्ञासाओ
jijñāsāo

Derived terms

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जिज्ञासा (jijñāsā).

Pronunciation

Noun

जिज्ञासा • (jijñāsā) f

  1. curiosity
    Synonym: कुतूहल (kutūhal)

Declension

Declension of जिज्ञासा (fem ā-stem)
direct
singular 		जिज्ञासा
jijñāsā
direct
plural 		जिज्ञासा
jidnyāsā
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा 		जिज्ञासा
jijñāsā 		जिज्ञासा
jidnyāsā
oblique
सामान्यरूप 		जिज्ञासे
jidnyāse 		जिज्ञासां-
jidnyāsān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी 		जिज्ञासेला
jidnyāselā 		जिज्ञासांना
jidnyāsānnā
ergative जिज्ञासेने, जिज्ञासेनं
jidnyāsene, jidnyāsena 		जिज्ञासांनी
jidnyāsānnī
instrumental जिज्ञासेशी
jidnyāseśī 		जिज्ञासांशी
jidnyāsānśī
locative
सप्तमी 		जिज्ञासेत
jidnyāset 		जिज्ञासांत
jidnyāsāt
vocative
संबोधन 		जिज्ञासे
jidnyāse 		जिज्ञासांनो
jidnyāsānno
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 जिज्ञासा (fem ā-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 		जिज्ञासेचा
jidnyāseċā 		जिज्ञासेचे
jidnyāseċe 		जिज्ञासेची
jidnyāsecī 		जिज्ञासेच्या
jidnyāsecā 		जिज्ञासेचे, जिज्ञासेचं
jidnyāseċe, jidnyāseċa 		जिज्ञासेची
jidnyāsecī 		जिज्ञासेच्या
jidnyāsecā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता 		जिज्ञासांचा
jidnyāsānċā 		जिज्ञासांचे
jidnyāsānċe 		जिज्ञासांची
jidnyāsāñcī 		जिज्ञासांच्या
jidnyāsāncā 		जिज्ञासांचे, जिज्ञासांचं
jidnyāsānċe, jidnyāsānċa 		जिज्ञासांची
jidnyāsāñcī 		जिज्ञासांच्या
jidnyāsāñcā
* 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) “जिज्ञासा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
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