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Punjabi
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
ਜੱਗ • (jagga) m (Shahmukhi spelling جگّ)
- Alternative form of ਜਗਤ (jagat, “world”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
ਜੱਗ • (jagga) m (Shahmukhi spelling جگّ)
- Alternative form of ਯੱਗ (yagga, “ritual sacrifice”)
- public feast as an act of charity
Derived terms
- ਜੱਗ ਹਸਾਈ f (jagga hasāī, “public disgrace”)
Etymology 3
Borrowed from English jug.
Noun
ਜੱਗ • (jagga) m (Shahmukhi spelling جگّ)
- jug
Further reading
- “ਜੱਗ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਜੱਗ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.