जंतर

Hindi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit यन्त्र (yantra). Doublet of यंत्र (yantra) and जाँत (jā̃t).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒən.t̪əɾ/, [d͡ʒɐ̃n̪.t̪ɐɾ]

Noun

जंतर • (jantar) m

1. device, instrument, machine
2. magic spell, incantation

Declension

Declension of जंतर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जंतर jantar	जंतर jantar
oblique	जंतर jantar	जंतरों jantarõ
vocative	जंतर jantar	जंतरो jantaro

Derived terms

• जंतर-मंतर (jantar-mantar)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जंतर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 350