Jammu
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Hindustani جَمُّوں (jammū̃) / जम्मू (jammū), ultimately from Sanskrit जम्बू (jambū). Traditionally considered to be named after Raja Jambulochan.
Pronunciation
[edit]- enPR: jŭm′o͞o
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒʌm.uː/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒʌm.u/
Audio (General American): (file)
- (Australia, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɐm.ʉː/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒʌm.ʉ/
- (India) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒəm.uː/
- Rhymes: -ʌmuː
- Hyphenation: Jam‧mu
Proper noun
[edit]Jammu
- A division of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India, consisting of the southern portion.
- A district of Jammu division, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
- A major city in Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, India; located on the banks of Tawi river, and which serves as the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
Translations
[edit]the division in India
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the district of Jammu
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the city of Jammu
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- English terms borrowed from Hindustani languages
- English terms derived from Hindustani languages
- English terms derived from Sanskrit
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ʌmuː
- Rhymes:English/ʌmuː/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Divisions of Jammu and Kashmir, India
- en:Places in Jammu and Kashmir, India
- en:Places in India
- en:Districts of Jammu and Kashmir, India
- en:Jammu
- en:Cities in Jammu and Kashmir, India
- en:Cities in India
- en:Capital cities
