जो

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Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒoː/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑁄 (jo), from Sanskrit यः (yáḥ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyás, from Proto-Indo-European *Hyós. Compare इस (is).

Pronoun

जो (jom or f (Urdu spelling جو)

  1. the relative pronoun:
    1. who; whoever
      जिसको सेब चाहिये क्या वह अपना हाथ उठा सकता है?
      jisko seb cāhiye kyā vah apnā hāth uṭhā saktā hai?
      Whoever wants an apple can they raise their hand?
    2. whichever
    3. whatever
      जो भी हो सो हो।jo bhī ho so ho.Whatever happens will happen.
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀑 (jao), from Sanskrit यतः (yátaḥ), from the pronominal base ().

Conjunction

जो (jo) (Urdu spelling جو)

  1. if
    Synonyms: अगर (agar), यदि (yadi)
    जो मैंने ऐसा किया ...jo ma͠ine aisā kiyā ...If I had done that ...

Nepali

Pronunciation

Pronoun

जो (jo)

  1. (reflexive) who

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