જૂનું
Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡 (juṇṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit जूर्ण (jūrṇá, “old, decayed”), variant of जीर्ण (jīrṇa). Cognate to Hindustani جُونا / जूना (jūnā), Konkani जून (jūn), Marathi जुने (june), Odia ଜୁନା (junā), Punjabi ਜੁੱਨ (junna)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒu.nũ/
Adjective
જૂનું • (jūnũ)
- old, ancient, antiquated
- જૂની ગુજરાતી ― jūnī gujrātī ― Old Gujarati
- (by extension) hardened, experienced
- જૂનો ચોર ― jūno cor ― a hardened thief
- જૂનો પાપી ― jūno pāpī ― a hardened sinner
Declension
| singular | plural | locative | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | oblique/vocative/ instrumental | |||||
| masculine | જૂનો (jūno) | જૂના (jūnā) | જૂના (jūnā) | જૂને (jūne) | ||
| neuter | જૂનું (jūnũ) | જૂના (jūnā) | જૂનાં (jūnā̃) | જૂને (jūne) | ||
| feminine | જૂની (jūnī) | જૂની (jūnī) | જૂની (jūnī) | — | ||
If the noun being modified is unmarked, then the locatives do not apply.
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jūrṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 290
- “જૂનું”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.