जामुन

See also: जमना, ज़माना, ज़मीन, and जमाना

Hindi

Alternative forms

जामन (jāman)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *जम्बून (*jambūna), a by-form of जम्बुल (jambula).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑː.mʊn/, [d͡ʒäː.mʊ̃n]

Noun

जामुन • (jāmun) m

jamun, the fruit of Syzygium cumini

Declension

Declension of *जामुन* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	जामुन jāmun	जामुन jāmun
oblique	जामुन jāmun	जामुनों jāmunõ
vocative	जामुन jāmun	जामुनो jāmuno

Derived terms

गुलाब जामुन (gulāb jāmun)

Descendants

→ English: jamun, jamoon
→ Pashto: جامن (jāmán), جامنو (jāmanú)
→ Persian: جامن (jâman)
→ Punjabi: ਜਾਮਣ (jāmaṇ)

Further reading

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jambula”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 283