जम्बुल
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- জম্বুল (Assamese script)
- ᬚᬫ᭄ᬩᬸᬮ (Balinese script)
- জম্বুল (Bengali script)
- 𑰕𑰦𑰿𑰤𑰲𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀚𑀫𑁆𑀩𑀼𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- ဇမ္ဗုလ (Burmese script)
- જમ્બુલ (Gujarati script)
- ਜਮ੍ਬੁਲ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌜𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌲 (Grantha script)
- ꦗꦩ꧀ꦧꦸꦭ (Javanese script)
- 𑂔𑂧𑂹𑂥𑂳𑂪 (Kaithi script)
- ಜಮ್ಬುಲ (Kannada script)
- ជម្ពុល (Khmer script)
- ຊມ຺ພຸລ (Lao script)
- ജമ്ബുല (Malayalam script)
- ᡯᠠᠮᠪᡠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘕𑘦𑘿𑘤𑘳𑘩 (Modi script)
- ᠽᠠᠮᠪᠤᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦵𑧆𑧠𑧄𑧔𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐖𑐩𑑂𑐧𑐸𑐮 (Newa script)
- ଜମ୍ବୁଲ (Odia script)
- ꢙꢪ꣄ꢨꢸꢭ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆘𑆩𑇀𑆧𑆶𑆬 (Sharada script)
- 𑖕𑖦𑖿𑖤𑖲𑖩 (Siddham script)
- ජම්බුල (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩣𑩴 𑪙𑩲𑩒𑩽 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚑𑚢𑚶𑚠𑚰𑚥 (Takri script)
- ஜம்பு³ல (Tamil script)
- జమ్బుల (Telugu script)
- ชมฺพุล (Thai script)
- ཛ་མྦུ་ལ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒖𑒧𑓂𑒥𑒳𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨥𑨢𑩇𑨠𑨃𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology 1
Of the same origin as जम्बु (jambu). See there for more information.
Noun
जम्बुल • (jambula) stem, m
- synonym of जम्बु (jambu, “rose apple”) (L.)
- Pandanus odorifer
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | जम्बुलः (jambulaḥ) | जम्बुलौ (jambulau) जम्बुला¹ (jambulā¹) |
जम्बुलाः (jambulāḥ) जम्बुलासः¹ (jambulāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | जम्बुलम् (jambulam) | जम्बुलौ (jambulau) जम्बुला¹ (jambulā¹) |
जम्बुलान् (jambulān) |
| instrumental | जम्बुलेन (jambulena) | जम्बुलाभ्याम् (jambulābhyām) | जम्बुलैः (jambulaiḥ) जम्बुलेभिः¹ (jambulebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | जम्बुलाय (jambulāya) | जम्बुलाभ्याम् (jambulābhyām) | जम्बुलेभ्यः (jambulebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | जम्बुलात् (jambulāt) | जम्बुलाभ्याम् (jambulābhyām) | जम्बुलेभ्यः (jambulebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | जम्बुलस्य (jambulasya) | जम्बुलयोः (jambulayoḥ) | जम्बुलानाम् (jambulānām) |
| locative | जम्बुले (jambule) | जम्बुलयोः (jambulayoḥ) | जम्बुलेषु (jambuleṣu) |
| vocative | जम्बुल (jambula) | जम्बुलौ (jambulau) जम्बुला¹ (jambulā¹) |
जम्बुलाः (jambulāḥ) जम्बुलासः¹ (jambulāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Alternative forms
- जम्बूल (jambūla), जम्बाल (jambāla), *जम्बून (*jambūna), *जम्बुरुल्ल (*jamburulla)
Descendants
- Helu Prakrit:
- Sinhalese: දිඹුල් (diᵐbul, “fig”)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀮 (jaṃbula)
- Konkani: [script needed] (zāmbaḷ)
- Old Marathi: 𑘕𑘰𑘽𑘤𑘳𑘯 (jāṃbuḷa)
- Marathi: जांभूळ (jāmbhūḷ)
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
- Bhojpuri: जामुनि (jāmuni)
- Garhwali: [script needed] (jāmṇu)
- Hindustani:
- Kumaoni: [script needed] (jāmuṇ), [script needed] (j̈āmaṇ)
- Maithili: जामुन (jāmun)
- Nepali: जामुनु (jāmunu)
- Punjabi: ਜੱਮੂੰ (jammū̃)
- → English: jambul
- → Arabic: جَمُّون (jammūn)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “जम्बुल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 412.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “जामुनु”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 215a
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jambula”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 283
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jambāla1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 283
Etymology 2
The origin is unknown.
Noun
जम्बुल • (jambula) stem, m
- a kind of disease of the outer ear (Suśr. i, 16, 25, and 35)
Further reading
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary][1] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 418
- Monier Williams (1899) “जम्बुल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 412.