जुनहार
Hindi
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀮𑀺𑀆 (joṇṇāliā), from Sanskrit यवनाल (yavanāla), योनल (yonala), perhaps from यवन (yavana, “foreign; Greek”) but more likely related to यव (yava, “barley”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒʊn.ɦɑːɾ/, [d͡ʒʊ̃n̪.ɦäːɾ]
Noun
जुनहार • (junhār) m
- Synonym of ज्वार (jvār, “sorghum”)
Declension
Declension of जुनहार (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | जुनहार junhār | जुनहार junhār |
| oblique | जुनहार junhār | जुनहारों junhārõ |
| vocative | जुनहार junhār | जुनहारो junhāro |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “yavanāla (10434)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Colin P. Masica (1979) , “Aryan and non-Aryan elements in North Indian agriculture”, in M. Deshpande and P. E. Hook, editors, Aryan and Non-Aryan in India, Ann Arbor: Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan, pages 55–151