जेठ

Hindi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒeːʈʰ/

Noun

जेठ • (jeṭh) m (feminine जेठानी, Urdu spelling جیٹھ)

  1. husband's elder brother

Declension

References

Marathi

Noun

जेठ • (jeṭh) m

  1. elder brother of husband

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡zeʈʰ]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: जेठ्

Proper noun

जेठ • (jeṭh)

  1. Jyeshth
    1. the second month in the Vikram Samvat calendar
    2. the third month in the lunar Hindu calendar
    Synonym: ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha)

Further reading

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