ज्योतिरिङ्गण

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ᬚ᭄ᬬᭀᬢᬶᬭᬶᬗ᭄ᬕᬡ (Balinese script)
জ্যোতিৰিঙ্গণ (Assamese script)
জ্যোতিরিঙ্গণ (Bengali script)
𑰕𑰿𑰧𑰺𑰝𑰰𑰨𑰰𑰒𑰿𑰐𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀚𑁆𑀬𑁄𑀢𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀗𑁆𑀕𑀡 (Brahmi script)
𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌣 (Grantha script)
જ્યોતિરિઙ્ગણ (Gujarati script)
ꦗꦾꦺꦴꦠꦶꦫꦶꦔ꧀ꦒꦟ (Javanese script)
ಜ್ಯೋತಿರಿಙ್ಗಣ (Kannada script)
ဇျောတိရိင္ဂဏ (Burmese script)
𑐖𑑂𑐫𑑀𑐟𑐶𑐬𑐶𑐒𑑂𑐐𑐞 (Newa script)
ଜ୍ଯୋତିରିଙ୍ଗଣ (Oriya script)
ꢙ꣄ꢫꣂꢡꢶꢬꢶꢖ꣄ꢔꢠ (Saurashtra script)
𑆘𑇀𑆪𑆾𑆠𑆴𑆫𑆴𑆕𑇀𑆓𑆟 (Sharada script)
𑖕𑖿𑖧𑖺𑖝𑖰𑖨𑖰𑖒𑖿𑖐𑖜 (Siddham script)
జ్యోతిరిఙ్గణ (Telugu script)
ཛྱོཏིརིངྒཎ (Tibetan script)
𑒖𑓂𑒨𑒼𑒞𑒱𑒩𑒱𑒓𑓂𑒑𑒝 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From ज्योतिर् (jyotir, “light”) +‎ इङ्गन (iṅgana, “moving, shaking”)

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑjɐw.t̪i.ɾiŋ.ɡɐ.ɳɐ/

(Classical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑjoː.t̪iˈɾiŋ.ɡɐ.ɳɐ/

Noun

ज्योतिरिङ्गण • (jyotiriṅgaṇa) m

firefly
Synonym: खद्योत (khádyota)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ज्योतिरिङ्गण (jyotiriṅgaṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ज्योतिरिङ्गणः jyotiriṅgaṇaḥ	ज्योतिरिङ्गणौ jyotiriṅgaṇau	ज्योतिरिङ्गणाः / ज्योतिरिङ्गणासः¹ jyotiriṅgaṇāḥ / jyotiriṅgaṇāsaḥ¹
Vocative	ज्योतिरिङ्गण jyotiriṅgaṇa	ज्योतिरिङ्गणौ jyotiriṅgaṇau	ज्योतिरिङ्गणाः / ज्योतिरिङ्गणासः¹ jyotiriṅgaṇāḥ / jyotiriṅgaṇāsaḥ¹
Accusative	ज्योतिरिङ्गणम् jyotiriṅgaṇam	ज्योतिरिङ्गणौ jyotiriṅgaṇau	ज्योतिरिङ्गणान् jyotiriṅgaṇān
Instrumental	ज्योतिरिङ्गणेन jyotiriṅgaṇena	ज्योतिरिङ्गणाभ्याम् jyotiriṅgaṇābhyām	ज्योतिरिङ्गणैः / ज्योतिरिङ्गणेभिः¹ jyotiriṅgaṇaiḥ / jyotiriṅgaṇebhiḥ¹
Dative	ज्योतिरिङ्गणाय jyotiriṅgaṇāya	ज्योतिरिङ्गणाभ्याम् jyotiriṅgaṇābhyām	ज्योतिरिङ्गणेभ्यः jyotiriṅgaṇebhyaḥ
Ablative	ज्योतिरिङ्गणात् jyotiriṅgaṇāt	ज्योतिरिङ्गणाभ्याम् jyotiriṅgaṇābhyām	ज्योतिरिङ्गणेभ्यः jyotiriṅgaṇebhyaḥ
Genitive	ज्योतिरिङ्गणस्य jyotiriṅgaṇasya	ज्योतिरिङ्गणयोः jyotiriṅgaṇayoḥ	ज्योतिरिङ्गणानाम् jyotiriṅgaṇānām
Locative	ज्योतिरिङ्गणे jyotiriṅgaṇe	ज्योतिरिङ्गणयोः jyotiriṅgaṇayoḥ	ज्योतिरिङ्गणेषु jyotiriṅgaṇeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

Ashokan Prakrit: [Term?]
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀚𑁄𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡 (joiṃgaṇa)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀚𑁄𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡 (joiṃgaṇa)
  - Hindustani:
    Hindi: जुगनू (jugnū)
    Urdu: جُگْنُو‎ (jugnū)
- Magadhi Prakrit: [Term?]
  - Maithili: जोगनी
→ Hindi: ज्योतिरिंगण (jyotiriṅgaṇ)

References

Monier Williams (1899) , “ज्योतिरिङ्गण”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 427, column 2.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “jyōtiriṅgaṇa (5298)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press