जौ

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *yéwos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwas

Sanskrit यव (yava)

Prakrit 𑀚𑀯 (java)

Hindi जौ (jau)

Inherited from Prakrit जव (java), from Sanskrit यव (yava). Related to जई (jaī, “oats”), जुआर (juār), and अजवाइन (ajvāin, “ajwain”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɔː/

Noun

जौ • (jau) m (Urdu spelling جو)

1. barley

Declension

Declension of जौ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जौ jau	जौ jau
oblique	जौ jau	जौओं jauõ
vocative	जौ jau	जौओ jauo