जानवर

See also: जानवरों, जनावर, जनवरी, and जानवरो

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جَانْوَر (jānwar). By surface analysis, जान (jān) +‎ -वर (-var).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɑːn.ʋəɾ/, [d͡ʒä̃ːn.wɐɾ]
  • Audio (Delhi):(file)

Noun

जानवर • (jānvar) m (Urdu spelling جانور)

  1. animal
    Synonyms: जंतु (jantu), प्राणी (prāṇī)
  2. (figuratively) a savage, uncivilized person
  3. (figuratively) fool

Declension

Declension of जानवर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct जानवर
jānvar 		जानवर
jānvar
oblique जानवर
jānvar 		जानवरों
jānvarõ
vocative जानवर
jānvar 		जानवरो
jānvaro

References

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