જળો

Gujarati

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀓𑁆 (jok), from Sanskrit जलूका (jalūkā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́aluš, potentially from Proto-Indo-European *ǵelu-. Cognate to Bengali জোঁক (jō̃k), Marathi जळू (jaḷū), Hindi जोंक (jõk), and Sindhi ॼरु (j̈aru).

Pronunciation

Noun

જળો • (jaḷo) f

  1. leech

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jalūkā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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