जुग

See also: जंग, जग, जुंग, and जंगी

Hindi

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʊɡ/

Etymology 1

semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit युग (yuga). Doublet of युग (yug).

Noun

जुग • (jug) m (Urdu spelling جگ)

(dialectal or dated) synonym of युग (yug, “age, era”)

Declension

Declension of *जुग* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	जुग jug	जुग jug
oblique	जुग jug	जुगों jugõ
vocative	जुग jug	जुगो jugo

Derived terms

जुग जुग जियो (jug jug jiyo)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀼𑀕𑁆𑀕 (jugga), from Sanskrit युग्म (yugmá, “pair”).

Adjective

जुग • (jug) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling جگ)

paired, joined
Synonym: जुड़ा (juṛā)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “जुग”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “yugmá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press