جنگل

Persian

Etymology

From Urdu جنگل‎ and Hindi जंगल (jaṅgal), from Sanskrit जङ्गल (jaṅgala, “arid, sterile, desert”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /d͡ʒanˈɡal/

Noun
Dari جنگل
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷангал (jangal)

جنگل • (jangal) (plural جنگل‌ها‎ (jangal-hâ))

  1. jungle, forest

Synonyms

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: cəngəl
  • → Ottoman Turkish: جنگل‎ (cengel)
    • Turkish: cengel
    • → Bulgarian: ге́нгер (génger)
  • → Kyrgyz: жаңгел (jaŋgel)

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮 (jaṃgala), from Sanskrit जङ्गल (jaṅgala, “arid or sterile region”).

Pronunciation

Noun

جَن٘گَل • (jaṉgal) m (Hindi spelling जंगल)

  1. jungle, forest, wilderness

Declension
Declension of جنگل
singular plural
direct جنگل‎ (jaṅgal) جنگل‎ (jaṅgal)
oblique جنگل‎ (jaṅgal) جنگلوں‎ (jaṅgalō̃)
vocative جنگل‎ (jaṅgal) جنگلو‎ (jaṅgalō)

References
  • “جنگل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “جنگل”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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