जागरूक
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit जागरूक (jāgarūka, “alert, aware”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɑːɡ.ɾuːk/, [d͡ʒäːɡ.ɾuːk]
Adjective
जागरूक • (jāgrūk)
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जागरूक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 366
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जागरूक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1732
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “जागरूक”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 231.
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit जागरूक (jāgarūka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʑaɡ.ɾuk/, [d͡ʑaɡ.ɾuːk]
- Hyphenation: जाग‧रूक
- Rhymes: -uk
Adjective
जागरूक • (jāgrūk)
- alert, vigilant, wakeful, watchful
- conscious, enlightened
- Synonym: प्रबुद्ध (prabuddha)
- evident, obvious, striking (in the case of proof or evidence)
Derived terms
- जागरूकता (jāgrūktā)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “जागरूक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जागरूक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press