જણ

Gujarati

Alternative forms

  • જણું (jaṇũ)

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Gujarati जण (jaṇa), from Apabhramsa जण (jaṇa), from Prakrit 𑀚𑀡 (jaṇa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀚𑀦 (jana), from Sanskrit जन॑ (jána), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ánHas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónh₁os, from *ǵenh₁- + *-os. Cognate with Marwari जणौ (jaṇau).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    જણ • (jaṇm (uncountable)

    1. person, individual
      કેટલા જણ આવવાના છે?keṭlā jaṇ āvavānā che?How many people are coming?

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