जेठ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (jeṭṭha), from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒeːʈʰ/

Noun 1

जेठ • (jeṭhm (feminine जेठानी, Urdu spelling جیٹھ)

  1. husband's elder brother

Noun 2

जेठ • (jeṭhm

  1. Jyeshth (third month of the Hindu lunar calendar)

Declension

Declension of जेठ (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct जेठ
jeṭh
जेठ
jeṭh
oblique जेठ
jeṭh
जेठों
jeṭhõ
vocative जेठ
jeṭh
जेठो
jeṭho
lunar monthsedit

References

Marathi

Noun

जेठ • (jeṭhm

  1. elder brother of husband

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡zeʈʰ]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: जेठ्

Proper noun

जेठ • (jeṭh)

  1. Jyeshth
    1. the second month in the Vikram Samvat calendar
    2. the third month in the lunar Hindu calendar
    Synonym: ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha)

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