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Baluchi
Etymology 1
Noun جنگ • (jang )
war
Etymology 2 from Proto-Iranian *ǰántī Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰʰánti Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰénti ( “ to slay , strike ” ) . Cognate with Persian زدن ( zadan ) .
Verb جنگ • (janag )
to hit
Brahui
Etymology Borrowed from Baluchi جنگ
Noun جَنْگ (transliteration needed
war
Persian
Etymology 1 From Middle Persian ( yng ) , 𐫋𐫗𐫗𐫃 ( jnng /ǰang/ , “ struggle, fight ” ) ).
Pronunciation
Readings
Classical reading?
jang
Dari reading?
jang
Iranian reading?
jang
Tajik reading?
jang
Noun
Dari
جنگ
Iranian Persian
Tajik
ҷанг
جَنْگ • (jang ) (plural جنگها ( jang-hâ ) )
war
جَنْگِ داخِلیjang -e dâxelicivil war fight ( usually informal ) dispute , argument
Derived terms
Descendants → Bengali: জঙ্গ ( joṅgo ) → Crimean Tatar: cenk → Hindustani:Hindi: जंग ( jaṅg )
Urdu: جَن٘گ ( jaṅg ) → Gujarati: જંગ ( jaṅg ) → Ottoman Turkish: جنك → Northern Kurdish: ceng → Punjabi:Shahmukhi script: جنگ ( jaṅg )
Gurmukhi script: ਜੰਗ ( jaṅg ) > Tajik: ҷанг ( jang ) ( inherited ) → Turkmen: jeň
References MacKenzie, D. N. (1971 ) “ǰang”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary , London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 46
Etymology 2 Borrowed from Hindi जंग ( jaṅg ) or Malay jong
Noun جنگ • (jong )
junk (type of ship)( figuratively ) anthology
Etymology 3 Cognate Mazanderani جونیکا ( junikâ , “ bullock ” ) .
Noun جنگ • (jong )
young camel
Punjabi
Etymology Borrowed from Classical Persian جنگ ( jang ) , from Middle Persian 𐫋𐫗𐫗𐫃 ( yng /ǰang/ ) .
Pronunciation
Noun جنگ • (jaṅg ) m Gurmukhi spelling ਜੰਗ
war
Urdu
Etymology 1 Borrowed from Classical Persian جنگ ( jang ) .
Pronunciation
Noun جَن٘گ • (jaṅg ) f Hindi spelling जंग
war battle fight
Synonyms
Derived terms جَن٘گی ( jaṅgī , “ warlike, martial ” ) جَن٘گْجُو ( jaṅgjū , “ warrior, fighter ” ) جَن٘گِ آزادی ( jaṅg-i āzādī , “ liberation war, war for freedom ” ) جَن٘گِ عَظِیم ( jaṅg-i 'azīm , “ world war ” ) جَنْگ آوَر ( jaṅg āvar , “ fighter, warrior, brave ” ) جَن٘گ و جِدال ( jaṅg o jidāl , “ warfare, armed conflict ” )
Etymology 2 From Sanskrit युज् ( yuj ) .
Pronunciation
Noun جُن٘گ • (juṅg ) f Hindi spelling जुंग
emotion impulse volume (of books )