जानबूझकर

जानबूझकर

Hindi

Etymology

From the stem of जानना (jānnā, “to know”) + the conjunctive form of बूझना (būjhnā, “to understand”). Compare Marathi जाणूनबुजून (jāṇūnbujūn).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑːn.buːd͡ʒʱ.kəɾ/, [d͡ʒä̃ːn̪.buːd͡ʒʱ.kəɾ]

Adverb

जानबूझकर • (jānbūjhkar) (Urdu spelling جان بوجھ کر‎)

1. deliberately, intentionally, on purpose

   Synonym: इरादतन (irādtan)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “जानना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press