जेठ
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
जेठ • (jeṭh) m (feminine जेठानी, Urdu spelling جیٹھ)
- husband's elder brother
Declension[edit]
Declension of जेठ (masc cons-stem)
References[edit]
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “जेठ”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जेठ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “जेठ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जेठ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi[edit]
Noun[edit]
जेठ • (jeṭh) m
- elder brother of husband
Nepali[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
जेठ • (jeṭh)
- Jyeshth
- the second month in the Vikram Samvat calendar
- the third month in the lunar Hindu calendar
- Synonym: ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha)
Related terms[edit]
- (lunar months) वैशाख (vaiśākh), ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha) / जेठ (jeṭh), आषाढ (āṣāḍh), साउन (sāuna), भदौ (bhadau) / भाद्र (bhādra), असोज (asoj) / आश्विन (āśvina), कात्तिक (kāttik) / कार्त्तिक (kārttik), मङ्सिर (maṅsira) / मार्ग (mārga), पुस (pus) / पौष (pauṣ), माघ (māgh), फागुन (phāguna) / फाल्गुन (phālguna), चैत (cait) / चैत्र (caitra) (Category: ne:Hindu lunar calendar months)
Further reading[edit]
- “जेठ”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary][1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “जेठ”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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