उज्जैन

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀇𑀡𑀻 (ujjaïṇī), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀉𑀚𑁂𑀦𑀺 (ujeni /⁠ujjeni⁠/), from Sanskrit उज्जयिनी (ujjayinī), from उज्जि (ujji, “to win, conquer”), from उद्- (ud-, “over”) +‎ जि (ji, “to win”).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

उज्जैन • (ujjain) m (Urdu spelling اُوجَّین)

  1. Ujjain (a city in Ujjain district, 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
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