जुआ
See also: जूआ
Hindi
Alternative forms
- जूआ (jūā), जुवा (juvā)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒʊ.ɑː/, [d͡ʒʊ.äː]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀽𑀤 (jūda), from Sanskrit द्यूत (dyūta, “gambling”).
Alternative forms
- जूआ (jūā)
Noun
जुआ • (juā) m (Urdu spelling جوا)
- gambling
- जुआ खेलते मैंने अपना सारा पैसा नष्ट किया।
- juā khelte ma͠ine apnā sārā paisā naṣṭ kiyā.
- I wasted all of my money by gambling.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | जुआ juā |
जुए jue |
| oblique | जुए jue |
जुओं juõ |
| vocative | जुए jue |
जुओ juo |
Derived terms
- जुआख़ाना (juāxānā, “casino”)
Etymology 2
Etymology tree
Inherited from Prakrit जुअ (jua) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit युग (yuga).
Noun
जुआ • (juā) m (Urdu spelling جوا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | जुआ juā |
जुए jue |
| oblique | जुए jue |
जुओं juõ |
| vocative | जुए jue |
जुओ juo |
Derived terms
- जुआ बाँधना (juā bāndhnā, “to yoke”)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “जुआ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press