जटा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जटा (jaṭā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə.ʈɑː/, [d͡ʒɐ.ʈäː]

Noun

जटा • (jaṭā) f (Urdu spelling جٹا)

1. dreadlocks
2. (Hinduism) the hair of Shiva, which is matted into dreadlocks, like the hair of a sadhu

Declension

Declension of जटा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जटा jaṭā	जटाएँ jaṭāẽ
oblique	जटा jaṭā	जटाओं jaṭāõ
vocative	जटा jaṭā	जटाओ jaṭāo