जौहर

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Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔː.ɦəɾ/, [d͡ʒɔː.ɦɐɾ]

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit *जतुगृह (jatugṛha). Compare Marwari जौहर (jauhar).

Noun

जौहर (jauharm (Urdu spelling جوہر)

  1. self-immolation on a pyre, especially that done by the Rajput women when facing capture, as men fought the final battle
  2. a funeral pyre
    Synonym: चिता (citā)

Declension

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Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic جَوْهَر (jawhar).

Noun

जौहर (jauharm (Urdu spelling جوہر)

  1. jewel
    Synonym: रत्न (ratna)
  2. essence, meaning

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