उज्जैन

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀇𑀡𑀻 (ujjaïṇī), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀉𑀚𑁂𑀦𑀺 (ujeni /⁠ujjeni⁠/), from Sanskrit उज्जयिनी (ujjayinī).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ʊd̪.d͡ʒɛːn/, [ʊd̚.d͡ʒɛ̃ːn]
  • Rhymes: -ɛːn
  • Hyphenation: उ‧ज्जैन, उज्‧जैन

Proper noun

उज्जैन • (ujjainm (Urdu spelling اُجَّین)[2][3][4][5]

  1. Ujjain (a city in Ujjain district, Malwa, Madhya Pradesh, India)
  2. Ujjain (a district of Madhya Pradesh, India)

Declension

Declension of उज्जैन (sg-only masc cons-stem)
singular
direct उज्जैन
ujjain
oblique उज्जैन
ujjain
vocative उज्जैन
ujjain

Descendants

  • English: Ujjain, (archaic) Azin, (archaic) Oojyne, (archaic) Oujein

References