जंगल

See also: जुगल, जंगला, and जंगली

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮 (jaṃgala), from Sanskrit जङ्गल (jaṅgala, “any arid or sterile region”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəŋ.ɡəl/, [d͡ʒɐ̃ŋ.ɡɐl]
    • Audio (Delhi):(file)

    Noun

    जंगल • (jaṅgal) m (Urdu spelling جنگل)

    1. forest, woods
      Synonyms: बन (ban), वन (van)
      यह जंगल मीलों तक फैला हुआ है।
      yah jaṅgal mīlõ tak phailā huā hai.
      This forest stretches for miles.

    Declension

    Declension of जंगल (masc cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct जंगल
    jaṅgal     		जंगल
    jaṅgal
    oblique जंगल
    jaṅgal     		जंगलों
    jaṅgalõ
    vocative जंगल
    jaṅgal     		जंगलो
    jaṅgalo

    Descendants

    • → English: jungle (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jāṅgala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

    Further reading

    • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “जंगल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

    Marathi

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Sanskrit जङ्गल (jaṅgala, “arid, sterile, desert”).

    Noun

    जंगल • (jaṅgal) n

    1. jungle
      Synonym: वन (van)
    2. woods, forest

    Declension

    Declension of जंगल (neut cons-stem)
    direct
    singular     		जंगल
    jaṅgal
    direct
    plural     		जंगले, जंगलं
    jaṅgale, jaṅgla
    singular
    एकवचन     		plural
    अनेकवचन
    nominative
    प्रथमा     		जंगल
    jaṅgal     		जंगले, जंगलं
    jaṅgale, jaṅgla
    oblique
    सामान्यरूप     		जंगला
    jaṅgalā     		जंगलां-
    jaṅgalān-
    acc. / dative
    द्वितीया / चतुर्थी     		जंगलाला
    jaṅgalālā     		जंगलांना
    jaṅgalānnā
    ergative जंगलाने, जंगलानं
    jaṅgalāne, jaṅgalāna     		जंगलांनी
    jaṅgalānnī
    instrumental जंगलाशी
    jaṅgalāśī     		जंगलांशी
    jaṅgalānśī
    locative
    सप्तमी     		जंगलात
    jaṅgalāt     		जंगलांत
    jaṅgalāt
    vocative
    संबोधन     		जंगला
    jaṅgalā     		जंगलांनो
    jaṅgalānno
    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 जंगल (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     		जंगलाचा
    jaṅgalāċā     		जंगलाचे
    jaṅgalāċe     		जंगलाची
    jaṅgalācī     		जंगलाच्या
    jaṅgalācā     		जंगलाचे, जंगलाचं
    jaṅgalāċe, jaṅgalāċa     		जंगलाची
    jaṅgalācī     		जंगलाच्या
    jaṅgalācā
    plural subject
    अनेकवचनी कर्ता     		जंगलांचा
    jaṅgalānċā     		जंगलांचे
    jaṅgalānċe     		जंगलांची
    jaṅgalāñcī     		जंगलांच्या
    jaṅgalāncā     		जंगलांचे, जंगलांचं
    jaṅgalānċe, jaṅgalānċa     		जंगलांची
    jaṅgalāñcī     		जंगलांच्या
    jaṅgalāñcā
    * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
    Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

    Derived terms

    References

    • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “जंगल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
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