जनावर

जनावर

See also: जानवरों, जनवरी, जानवर, and जानवरो

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian جانور‎ (jânvar). Compare Gujarati જાનવર (jānvar), Hindi जानवर (jānvar), Punjabi ਜਾਨਵਰ (jānvar) / جانْوَر‎ (jānvar), Bengali জানোয়ার (janoẇar), Assamese জানোবাৰ (zanübar), Dhivehi ޖަނަވާރު‎ (janavāru), Baluchi جناور‎ (jináwar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡zə.na.ʋəɾ/

Noun

जनावर • (j̈anāvar) n

1. domesticated animal

   Synonym: पशू (paśū)

   Hypernym: प्राणी (prāṇī)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “जनावर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “जनावर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “जनावर”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.

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Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian جانور‎ (jânvar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡zʌnäwʌr]
• Phonetic Devanagari: जनाओर्

Noun

जनावर • (janāwar)

1. animal
2. savage

References

• “जनावर”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “जनावर”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar