जामुन
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Hindi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- जामन (jāman)
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit *जम्बून (jambūna), a by-form of जम्बुल (jambula).
Pronunciation[edit]
(Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɑː.mʊn/, [d͡ʒäː.mʊ̃n]
Noun[edit]
जामुन • (jāmun) m
- jamun, the fruit of Syzygium cumini
Declension[edit]
Declension of जामुन (masc cons-stem)
Derived terms[edit]
- गुलाब जामुन (gulāb jāmun)
Descendants[edit]
- → English: jamun, jamoon
- → Pashto: جامن (jāmán), جامنو (jāmanú)
- → Persian: جامن (jâman)
- → Punjabi: ਜਾਮਣ (jāmaṇ)
Further reading[edit]
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jambula”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 283