جنگل

Persian

Etymology

From Hindi जंगल (jaṅgal)/Urdu, from Sanskrit जङ्गल (jaṅgala, “arid, sterile, desert”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒäŋ.ɡǽl]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d͡ʒäŋ.ɡǽl]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d͡ʒäŋ.ɡǽl̥]

Readings
Classical reading? jangal
Dari reading? jangal
Iranian reading? jangal
Tajik reading? jangal

Noun
Dari جنگل
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷангал

جَنْگَل • (jangal) (plural جنگل‌ها (jangal-hâ))

  1. jungle, forest

Synonyms

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: cəngəl
  • → Ottoman Turkish: جنگل (cengel)
    • Turkish: cengel
    • → Bulgarian: ге́нгер (génger)
  • → Kyrgyz: жаңгел (jaŋgel)

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮 (jaṃgala), from Sanskrit जङ्गल (jaṅgala, “arid or sterile region”).

Pronunciation

Noun

جَن٘گَل • (jaṅgal) m (Hindi spelling जंगल)

  1. jungle, forest, wilderness

Declension
Declension of جنگل
singular plural
direct جنگل (jaṅgal) جنگل (jaṅgal)
oblique جنگل (jaṅgal) جنگلوں (jaṅgalō̃)
vocative جنگل (jaṅgal) جنگلو (jaṅgalō)

References
  • “جنگل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “جنگل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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