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जुआठ

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Bhojpuri

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit *युगकाष्ठ (yugakāṣṭha), from युग (yuga, yoke) +‎ काष्ठ (kāṣṭha, wood, stick).[1] Cognate with Maithili जुआठ (juāṭh), जोठ (jōṭh), Hindi जुआठ (juāṭh).

Noun

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जुआठ (juāṭhm (Kaithi 𑂔𑂳𑂄𑂘)[2][3]

  1. yoke (frame at the necks of two bullocks, by which they pull a plough or cart)

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*yugakāṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 606
  2. ^ Arjun Tiwari (2019) “जुआठ”, in भोजपुरी-हिंदी शब्दकोश [Bhojpuri-Hindi Dictionary]‎[1] (in Hindi), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh: University Publications, page 177
  3. ^ Grierson, George A[braham] (1885) Bihār Peasant Life, being a discursive catalogue of the surroundings of the people of that province[2], Calcutta: The Bengal Secretariat Press, page 3

Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit *युगकाष्ठ (yugakāṣṭha), from युग (yuga, yoke) +‎ काष्ठ (kāṣṭha, wood, stick).[1] Cognate with Maithili जुआठ (juāṭh), जोठ (jōṭh), Bhojpuri जुआठ (juāṭh).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒʊ.ɑːʈʰ/, [d͡ʒʊ.äːʈʰ]

Noun

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जुआठ (juāṭhm

  1. yoke
    Synonym: जुआ (juā)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*yugakāṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 606

Further reading

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