जग

See also: जगे, जंग, ज़ंग, जंगी, जगा, जागा, जागे, जुग, and जुंग

Awadhi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit जगत् (jagat).

Noun

जग (jag)

1. (uncountable) world, earth, universe
   • Tulsidas, संकटमोचन हनुमानाष्टक :

     ताहि सों त्रास भयो जग को

     tāhi sõ trās bhayo jag ko

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəɡ/, [d͡ʒɐɡ]

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit जगत् (jagat). Doublet of जगत् (jagat).

Noun

जग • (jag) m (Urdu spelling جگ)

1. world, earth, universe

   Synonyms: संसार (sansār), दुनिया (duniyā)

Declension

Declension of जग (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जग jag	जग jag
oblique	जग jag	जगों jagõ
vocative	जग jag	जगो jago

Derived terms

• जगपति (jagapti, “Lord of the Universe; an epithet of Vishnu”)

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “जग”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जग”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “जग”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जग”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Etymology 2

Verb

जग • (jag)

1. inflection of जगना (jagnā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular intimate present imperative

Marathi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit जगत् (jagat).

Noun

जग • (jag) n

1. universe
2. world, the residence of man
3. people, folk, mankind

See also

• दुनिया (duniyā)

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जग”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press