जुगनू
Hindi
Alternative forms
- जुगुनू (jugunū)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡 (joiṃgaṇa), from Sanskrit ज्योतिरिङ्गण (jyotiriṅgaṇa). Cognate with Maithili जोगनी (jōgᵊnī). Doublet of ज्योतिरिंगण (jyotiriṅgaṇ).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒʊɡ.nuː/
Noun
जुगनू • (jugnū) m (Urdu spelling جُگْنُو)
- firefly
- Synonyms: (rare) किर्मक-ए-शब-ताब (kirmak-e-śab-tāb), (rare) खद्योत (khadyot), (rare) ज्योतिरिंगण (jyotiriṅgaṇ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | जुगनू jugnū |
जुगनू jugnū |
| oblique | जुगनू jugnū |
जुगनुओं jugnuõ |
| vocative | जुगनू jugnū |
जुगनुओ jugnuo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जुगनूँ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “जुगनू”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jyōtiriṅgaṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press