जुआ

See also: जूआ

Hindi

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʊ.ɑː/, [d͡ʒʊ.äː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀽𑀤 (jūda), from Sanskrit द्यूत (dyūta, “gambling”).

Alternative forms

जूआ (jūā)

Noun

जुआ • (juā) m (Urdu spelling جوا)

gambling
जुआ खेलते मैंने अपना सारा पैसा नष्ट किया।
juā khelte ma͠ine apnā sārā paisā naṣṭ kiyā.
I wasted all of my money by gambling.

Declension

Declension of जुआ (masc ind ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जुआ juā	जुए jue
oblique	जुए jue	जुओं juõ
vocative	जुए jue	जुओ juo

Derived terms

जुआ-ख़ाना (juā-xānā, “casino”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀼𑀕 (juga), from Sanskrit युग (yuga).

Noun

जुआ • (juā) m (Urdu spelling جوا)

yoke

Declension

Declension of जुआ (masc ind ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जुआ juā	जुए jue
oblique	जुए jue	जुओं juõ
vocative	जुए jue	जुओ juo

Derived terms

जुआ बाँधना (juā bāndhnā, “to yoke”)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जुआ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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