ਜੇਠ

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਜੇਠ (jeṭhm (Shahmukhi spelling جیٹھ)

  1. Jyestha (the third month of the Hindu lunar calendar)
  2. husband's elder brother, brother-in-law
    Synonym: ਦਿਓਰ (diora)

Declension

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Declension of ਜੇਠ
dir. sg. ਜੇਠ (jeṭh)
dir. pl. ਜੇਠ (jeṭh)
singular plural
direct ਜੇਠ (jeṭh) ਜੇਠ (jeṭh)
oblique ਜੇਠ (jeṭh) ਜੇਠਾਂ (jeṭhā̃)
vocative ਜੇਠਾ (jeṭhā) ਜੇਠੋ (jeṭho)
ablative ਜੇਠੋਂ (jeṭhõ)
locative ਜੇਠੇ (jeṭhe) ਜੇਠੀਂ (jeṭhī̃)
instrumental ਜੇਠੇ (jeṭhe) ਜੇਠੀਂ (jeṭhī̃)

References

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  • ਜੇਠ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024