जनावर

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian جانور (jânvar). Compare Gujarati જાનવર (jānvar), Hindi जानवर (jānvar), Punjabi ਜਾਨਵਰ (jānvar) / جانْوَر (jānvar), Bengali জানোয়ার (janoẇar), Assamese জানোবাৰ (zanübar), Dhivehi ޖަނަވާރު (janavāru), Baluchi جناور (jináwar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡zə.na.ʋəɾ/

Noun

जनावर (j̈anāvar) n

  1. domesticated animal
    Synonym: पशू (paśū)
    Hypernym: प्राणी (prāṇī)
  2. any animal

Declension

Declension of जनावर (janāvar)
direct
singular
जनावर
janāvar
direct
plural
जनावरे, जनावरं
j̈anāvare, j̈anāvara
singular plural
nominative जनावर
janāvar
जनावरे, जनावरं
j̈anāvare, j̈anāvara
oblique जनावरा-
j̈anāvarā-
जनावरां-
j̈anāvarāN-
dative जनावराला
j̈anāvarālā
जनावरांना
j̈anāvarāNnā
ergative जनावराने
j̈anāvarāne
जनावरांनी
j̈anāvarāNni
instrumental जनावराशी
j̈anāvarāśi
जनावरांशी
j̈anāvarāNśi
locative जनावरात
j̈anāvarāt
जनावरांत
j̈anāvarāNt
vocative जनावरा
j̈anāvarā
जनावरांनो
j̈anāvarāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of जनावर
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject जनावराचा
j̈anāvarāċā
जनावराचे
j̈anāvarāce
जनावराची
j̈anāvarāci
जनावराच्या
j̈anāvarāca
जनावराचे, जनावराचं
j̈anāvarāce, j̈anāvarāċa
जनावराची
j̈anāvarāci
जनावराच्या
j̈anāvarāca
plural subject जनावरांचा
j̈anāvarāNċā
जनावरांचे
j̈anāvarāNce
जनावरांची
j̈anāvarāNci
जनावरांच्या
j̈anāvarāNca
जनावरांचे, जनावरांचं
j̈anāvarāNce, j̈anāvarāNċa
जनावरांची
j̈anāvarāNci
जनावरांच्या
j̈anāvarāNca
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “जनावर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), जनावर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), जनावर”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian جانور (jânvar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡zʌnäwʌr]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: जनाओर्

Noun

जनावर (janāwar)

  1. animal
  2. savage

References

  • जनावर”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), जनावर”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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