जँभाई

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀪𑀸𑀇𑀅 (jaṃbhāia), ultimately deriving from Sanskrit जृम्भ् (jṛmbh, “to yawn”, root). Cognate with Marathi जांभई (j̈āmbhaī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəm.bʱɑː.iː/, [d͡ʒɐ̃m.bʱäː.iː]

Noun

जँभाई • (jambhāī) f (Urdu spelling جمبھائی)

1. yawn

   जँभाई लेना ― jambhāī lenā ― to yawn

Declension

Declension of जँभाई (fem ind ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जँभाई jambhāī	जँभाइयाँ jambhāiyā̃
oblique	जँभाई jambhāī	जँभाइयों jambhāiyõ
vocative	जँभाई jambhāī	जँभाइयो jambhāiyo

References

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