जुगार

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘕𑘳𑘽𑘪𑘰𑘨 (juṃvāra) (compare 𑘕𑘳𑘁𑘨𑘲 (juārī), 𑘕𑘳𑘽𑘁𑘨𑘲 (juṃārī), 𑘕𑘳𑘪𑘰𑘨𑘲 (juvārī), 𑘕𑘳𑘽𑘪𑘰𑘨𑘲 (juṃvārī)), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀼𑀆𑀭 (juāra) (compare 𑀚𑀼𑀆𑀭𑀺 (juāri)), from Sanskrit द्यूतकार (dyūtakāra), द्यूतकर (dyūtakara). Compare Gujarati જુગાર (jugār), જુગારી (jugārī), Hindustani جُوَارِی (jūārī) / जुआरी (juārī), Sindhi جُوئاري / जूआरी, Punjabi ਜੁਆਰੀ (juārī) / جُوآرِی (jūārī), ਜੁਆਰੀਆ (juārīā), جُوآریا (jūāreyā), Odia ଜୁଆର (juāra), ଜୁଆରୀ (juāri), Maithili जुआर (juār) / 𑒖𑒳𑒂𑒩 (juāra), जुआरी (juārī) / 𑒖𑒳𑒂𑒩𑒲 (juārī), Bengali জুয়াড়ি (juẏaṛi), Assamese জুবাৰী (zubari).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡zu.ɡaɾ/

Noun

जुगार • (jugār) m

1. gambling

Derived terms

• जुगार खेळणे (jugār kheḷṇe, “to gamble”)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “जुगार”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जुगार”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “जुगार”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dyūtakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press