जौ

Hindi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *yéwos
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwas
    Sanskrit यव (yava)
    Prakrit 𑀚𑀯 (java)
    Hindi जौ (jau)

    Inherited from Prakrit जव (java), from Sanskrit यव (yava). Related to जई (jaī, “oats”), जुआर (juār), and अजवाइन (ajvāin, “ajwain”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔː/

    Noun

    जौ • (jau) m (Urdu spelling جو)

    1. barley

    Declension

    Declension of जौ (masc cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct जौ
    jau     		जौ
    jau
    oblique जौ
    jau     		जौओं
    jauõ
    vocative जौ
    jau     		जौओ
    jauo
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