जप-माला

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • जपमाला (japmālā) — alternative spelling
  • जपमाल (japmāl), जप-माल (jap-māl)

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Sanskrit जप् (jap)
    Sanskrit जप (japa)lbor.
    Hindi जप (jap)
    Sanskrit माला (mālā)bor.
    Hindi माला (mālā)
    Hindi जप-माला (jap-mālā)

    From जप (jap) +‎ माला (mālā). Cognate with Telugu జపమాల (japamāla), Tamil செபமாலை (cepamālai).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəp.mɑː.lɑː/, [d͡ʒɐp.mäː.läː]

    Noun

    जप-माला • (jap-mālā) f

    1. Japamala; a rosary or string of beads used for prayers

    Declension

    Declension of जप-माला (fem ā-stem)
    singular plural
    direct जप-माला
    jap-mālā     		जप-मालाएँ
    jap-mālāẽ
    oblique जप-माला
    jap-mālā     		जप-मालाओं
    jap-mālāõ
    vocative जप-माला
    jap-mālā     		जप-मालाओ
    jap-mālāo

    References

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