जग

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Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəɡ/,

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit जगत् (jagat). Doublet of जगत् (jagat).

Noun

जग (jagm (Urdu spelling جگ)

  1. world, earth, universe
    Synonyms: संसार (sansār), दुनिया (duniyā)
Declension
Derived terms
  • जगपति (jagapti, Lord of the Universe; an epithet of Vishnu)

Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

जग (jag)

  1. inflection of जगना (jagnā):
    1. stem
    2. second-person singular intimate present imperative

Marathi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit जगत् (jagat).

Noun

जग (jagn

  1. universe
  2. world, the residence of man
  3. people, folk, mankind

See also

References

  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जग”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Old Awadhi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit जगत् (jagat).

Noun

जग (jaga)

  1. (uncountable) world, earth, universe
    • c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Saṅkaṭmocan Hanumān Aṣṭak :
      ताहि सों त्रास भयो जग को
      tāhi soṃ trāsa bhayo jaga ko