जुगनू

Hindi

Alternative forms

• जुगुनू (jugunū)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡 (joiṃgaṇa), from Sanskrit ज्योतिरिङ्गण (jyotiriṅgaṇa). Cognate with Maithili जोगनी (jōgᵊnī). Doublet of ज्योतिरिंगण (jyotiriṅgaṇ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʊɡ.nuː/

Noun

जुगनू • (jugnū) m (Urdu spelling جُگْنُو)

1. firefly

   Synonyms: (rare) किर्मक-ए-शब-ताब (kirmak-e-śab-tāb), (rare) खद्योत (khadyot), (rare) ज्योतिरिंगण (jyotiriṅgaṇ)

Declension

Declension of जुगनू (masc ū-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जुगनू jugnū	जुगनू jugnū
oblique	जुगनू jugnū	जुगनुओं jugnuõ
vocative	जुगनू jugnū	जुगनुओ jugnuo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जुगनूँ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “जुगनू”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jyōtiriṅgaṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press