જંગલ

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Gujarati[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮 (jaṃgala), from Sanskrit जङ्गल (jaṅgala, “any arid or sterile region”), of uncertain origin, possibly of Dravidian origin.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒəŋ.ɡəl/
  • Hyphenation: જંગ‧લ
  • Rhymes: -əl

Noun[edit]

જંગલ • (jaṅgal) n

  1. forest, jungle
    Synonyms: વન (van), અરણ્ય (araṇya), રાન (rān)
  2. backwoods, woodlands

References[edit]

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