याजक

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit याजक (yājaka).

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

Noun

याजक • (yājak) m

  1. (Hinduism) a priest, one who performs यज्ञ (yagya, “fire-sacrifice”)

Declension
Declension of याजक (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct याजक
yājak		 याजक
yājak
oblique याजक
yājak		 याजकों
yājakõ
vocative याजक
yājak		 याजको
yājako

References
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “याजक”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
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