جگنو
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡 (joiṃgaṇa), from Sanskrit ज्योतिरिङ्गण (jyotiriṅgaṇa). Cognate with Maithili जोगनी (jōgᵊnī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d͡ʒʊɡ.nuː/
- Rhymes: -uː
Noun
جُگْنُو • (jugnū) m (Hindi spelling जुगनू)
- firefly
- Synonyms: کِرْمَکِ شَب تَاب (kirmak-e shab tāb), (rare) کَھدْیوت (khadyot), پَٹْبِیجْنا (paṭbījnā)
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
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Further reading
- “جگنو”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “جگنو”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 230
- Platts, John T. (1884), “jugnū”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 384
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jyōtiriṅgaṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 292