जिज्ञासा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जिज्ञासा (jijñāsā), from the verb जिज्ञासते (jijñāsate, “to desire to know”), a desiderative verb from the root ज्ञा (jñā).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪɡ.jɑː.sɑː/, [d͡ʒɪɡ.jäː.s̪äː]

Noun

जिज्ञासा • (jigyāsā) f

  1. curiosity (an interesting item)
  2. curiosity, desire to know

Declension
Declension of जिज्ञासा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct जिज्ञासा
jigyāsā		 जिज्ञासाएँ
jigyāsāẽ
oblique जिज्ञासा
jigyāsā		 जिज्ञासाओं
jigyāsāõ
vocative जिज्ञासा
jigyāsā		 जिज्ञासाओ
jigyāsāo

Derived terms
  • जिज्ञासापूर्वक (jigyāsāpūrvak)
  • जिज्ञासु (jigyāsu)
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