जेठ
Hindi
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जेठ
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Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (jeṭṭha), from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒeːʈʰ/
Noun 1
जेठ • (jeṭh) m (feminine जेठानी, Urdu spelling جیٹھ)
- husband's elder brother
Noun 2
जेठ • (jeṭh) m
- Jyeshth (third month of the Hindu lunar calendar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | जेठ jeṭh |
जेठ jeṭh |
| oblique | जेठ jeṭh |
जेठों jeṭhõ |
| vocative | जेठ jeṭh |
जेठो jeṭho |
Related terms
lunar monthsedit
- अगहन (aghan) ~ अग्रहायण (agrahāyaṇ), मगसिर (magsir) ~ मार्गशीर्ष (mārgaśīrṣ)
- असाढ़ (asāṛh) ~ आषाढ़ (āṣāṛh)
- आसिन (āsin) ~ आश्विन (āśvin)
- कातिक (kātik) ~ कार्तिक (kārtik)
- चैत (cait) ~ चैत्र (caitra)
- जेठ (jeṭh) ~ ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭh)
- पोस (pos) ~ पौष (pauṣ)
- फागुन (phāgun) ~ फाल्गुन (phālgun)
- बैसाख (baisākh) ~ वैशाख (vaiśākh)
- भादों (bhādõ) ~ भाद्र (bhādra)
- माह (māh) ~ माघ (māgh)
- सावन (sāvan) ~ श्रावण (śrāvaṇ)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “जेठ”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जेठ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “जेठ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जेठ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Noun
जेठ • (jeṭh) m
- elder brother of husband
Nepali
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d͡zeʈʰ]
- Phonetic Devanagari: जेठ्
Proper noun
जेठ • (jeṭh)
- Jyeshth
- the second month in the Vikram Samvat calendar
- the third month in the lunar Hindu calendar
- Synonym: ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha)
Related terms
- (lunar months) वैशाख (vaiśākh), ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha) / जेठ (jeṭh), आषाढ (āṣāḍh), साउन (sāuna), भदौ (bhadau) / भाद्र (bhādra), असोज (asoj) / आश्विन (āśvina), कात्तिक (kāttik) / कार्त्तिक (kārttik), मङ्सिर (maṅsira) / मार्ग (mārga), पुस (pus) / पौष (pauṣ), माघ (māgh), फागुन (phāguna) / फाल्गुन (phālguna), चैत (cait) / चैत्र (caitra) (Category: ne:Hindu lunar calendar months)
Further reading
- “जेठ”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary][1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “जेठ”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar