जुग

See also: जंग, जग, जुंग, and जंगी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀼𑀕𑁆𑀕 (jugga), from Sanskrit युग्म (yugmá, “pair”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʊɡ/

Noun

जुग • (jug) m (Urdu spelling جگ)

1. (dialectal or dated) Synonym of युग (yug, “age, era”)

Declension

Declension of जुग (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जुग jug	जुग jug
oblique	जुग jug	जुगों jugõ
vocative	जुग jug	जुगो jugo

Derived terms

• जुग जुग जियो (jug jug jiyo)

Adjective

जुग • (jug) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling جگ)

1. paired, joined

   Synonym: जुड़ा (juṛā)

References

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