जनावर

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Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جانور (jānwar). Cognate to Hindi जनावर (janāvar) and Marathi जनावर (janāvar).

Pronunciation

Noun

जनावर (janāvar) (Latin script jonavor, Kannada script ಜನಾವರ್)

  1. animal

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جانور (jānwar). Compare Gujarati જાનવર (jānvar), Hindi जानवर (jānvar), Punjabi ਜਾਨਵਰ (jānvar) / جانْوَر (jānvar), Bengali জানোয়ার (janoẇar), Assamese জানোবাৰ (zanübar), Dhivehi ޖަނަވާރު (janavāru), Baluchi جناور (jináwar).

Pronunciation

Noun

जनावर (j̈anāvarn

  1. domesticated animal
    Synonym: पशू (paśū)
    Hypernym: प्राणी (prāṇī)
  2. any animal

Declension

Declension of जनावर (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular
जनावर
j̈anāvar
direct
plural
जनावरे, जनावरं
j̈anāvare, janāvra
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
जनावर
j̈anāvar
जनावरे, जनावरं
j̈anāvare, janāvra
oblique
सामान्यरूप
जनावरा
j̈anāvarā
जनावरां-
j̈anāvarān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
जनावराला
j̈anāvarālā
जनावरांना
j̈anāvarānnā
ergative जनावराने, जनावरानं
j̈anāvarāne, j̈anāvarāna
जनावरांनी
j̈anāvarānnī
instrumental जनावराशी
j̈anāvarāśī
जनावरांशी
j̈anāvarānśī
locative
सप्तमी
जनावरात
j̈anāvarāt
जनावरांत
j̈anāvarāt
vocative
संबोधन
जनावरा
j̈anāvarā
जनावरांनो
j̈anāvarānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of जनावर (neut cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
जनावराचा
j̈anāvarāċā
जनावराचे
j̈anāvarāċe
जनावराची
j̈anāvarācī
जनावराच्या
j̈anāvarācā
जनावराचे, जनावराचं
j̈anāvarāċe, j̈anāvarāċa
जनावराची
j̈anāvarācī
जनावराच्या
j̈anāvarācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
जनावरांचा
j̈anāvarānċā
जनावरांचे
j̈anāvarānċe
जनावरांची
j̈anāvarāñcī
जनावरांच्या
j̈anāvarāncā
जनावरांचे, जनावरांचं
j̈anāvarānċe, j̈anāvarānċa
जनावरांची
j̈anāvarāñcī
जनावरांच्या
j̈anāvarāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “जनावर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जनावर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “जनावर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

Nepali

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Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جانور (jānwar).

Pronunciation

Noun

जनावर (janāwar)

  1. animal
  2. savage

References

  • जनावर”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “जनावर”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar