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ज्येष्ठ

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒjeːʂʈʰ/

Proper noun

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ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭhm

  1. Jyeshth (third month of the Hindu lunar calendar)

Declension

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Adjective

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ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭh) (indeclinable)

  1. chief, supreme
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Nepali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha)

  1. Jyeshtha
    1. the second month in the Vikram Samvat calendar
    2. the third month in the lunar Hindu calendar
    Synonym: जेठ (jeṭh)
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Further reading

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  • ज्येष्ठ”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “जेठ”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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Superlative of ज्या (jyā, to overpower, defeat, oppress).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ज्येष्ठ (jyéṣṭha, jyeṣṭhá)

  1. most excellent, pre-eminent, first, chief, best, greatest

Noun

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ज्येष्ठ (jyéṣṭha) stemm

  1. the eldest brother

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of ज्येष्ठ (jyéṣṭha)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ज्येष्ठः
jyéṣṭhaḥ
ज्येष्ठौ / ज्येष्ठा¹
jyéṣṭhau / jyéṣṭhā¹
ज्येष्ठाः / ज्येष्ठासः¹
jyéṣṭhāḥ / jyéṣṭhāsaḥ¹
Vocative ज्येष्ठ
jyéṣṭha
ज्येष्ठौ / ज्येष्ठा¹
jyéṣṭhau / jyéṣṭhā¹
ज्येष्ठाः / ज्येष्ठासः¹
jyéṣṭhāḥ / jyéṣṭhāsaḥ¹
Accusative ज्येष्ठम्
jyéṣṭham
ज्येष्ठौ / ज्येष्ठा¹
jyéṣṭhau / jyéṣṭhā¹
ज्येष्ठान्
jyéṣṭhān
Instrumental ज्येष्ठेन
jyéṣṭhena
ज्येष्ठाभ्याम्
jyéṣṭhābhyām
ज्येष्ठैः / ज्येष्ठेभिः¹
jyéṣṭhaiḥ / jyéṣṭhebhiḥ¹
Dative ज्येष्ठाय
jyéṣṭhāya
ज्येष्ठाभ्याम्
jyéṣṭhābhyām
ज्येष्ठेभ्यः
jyéṣṭhebhyaḥ
Ablative ज्येष्ठात्
jyéṣṭhāt
ज्येष्ठाभ्याम्
jyéṣṭhābhyām
ज्येष्ठेभ्यः
jyéṣṭhebhyaḥ
Genitive ज्येष्ठस्य
jyéṣṭhasya
ज्येष्ठयोः
jyéṣṭhayoḥ
ज्येष्ठानाम्
jyéṣṭhānām
Locative ज्येष्ठे
jyéṣṭhe
ज्येष्ठयोः
jyéṣṭhayoḥ
ज्येष्ठेषु
jyéṣṭheṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Proper noun

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ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha) stemm

  1. the star Antares
  2. (Hinduism) Third month of the Hindu lunar calendar
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Descendants

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Borrowed terms

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