जुगार
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘕𑘳𑘽𑘪𑘰𑘨 (juṃvāra) (compare 𑘕𑘳𑘁𑘨𑘲 (juārī), 𑘕𑘳𑘽𑘁𑘨𑘲 (juṃārī), 𑘕𑘳𑘪𑘰𑘨𑘲 (juvārī), 𑘕𑘳𑘽𑘪𑘰𑘨𑘲 (juṃvārī)), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀼𑀆𑀭 (juāra) (compare 𑀚𑀼𑀆𑀭𑀺 (juāri)), from Sanskrit द्यूतकार (dyūtakāra), द्यूतकर (dyūtakara). Compare Gujarati જુગાર (jugār), જુગારી (jugārī), Hindustani جُوَارِی / जुआरी (juārī), Sindhi جُوئاري / जूआरी, Punjabi ਜੁਆਰੀ (juārī) / جُوآرِی (jūārī), ਜੁਆਰੀਆ (juārīā), جُوآریا (jūāriya), Oriya ଜୁଆର (juarô), ଜୁଆରୀ (juari), Maithili जुआर (juār) / 𑒖𑒳𑒂𑒩 (juāra), जुआरी (juārī) / 𑒖𑒳𑒂𑒩𑒲 (juārī), Bengali জুয়াড়ি (juyaṛi), Assamese জুবাৰী (zubari).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡zu.ɡaɾ/
Noun
जुगार • (jugār) m
- gambling
Derived terms
- जुगार खेळणे (jugār kheḷṇe, “to gamble”)
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “जुगार”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “जुगार”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “जुगार”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dyūtakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press