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Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit जगत् (jagat). Doublet of जगत् (jagat).
Noun
जग • (jag) m (Urdu spelling جگ)
- world, earth, universe
- Synonyms: संसार (sansār), दुनिया (duniyā)
Declension
Declension of जग (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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जग jag
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जग jag
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oblique
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जग jag
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जगों jagõ
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vocative
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जग jag
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जगो jago
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Derived terms
- जगपति (jagapti, “Lord of the Universe; an epithet of Vishnu”)
Further reading
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “जग”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जग”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “जग”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जग”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Etymology 2
Verb
जग • (jag)
- inflection of जगना (jagnā):
- stem
- second-person singular intimate present imperative
Marathi
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit जगत् (jagat).
Noun
जग • (jag) n
- universe
- world, the residence of man
- 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)
- (uncountable) world, earth, universe
c. 1500s CE,
Tulsīdās,
Saṅkaṭmocan Hanumān Aṣṭak :
- ताहि सों त्रास भयो जग को
- tāhi soṃ trāsa bhayo jaga ko