jan-gaṇ·nā fu count of people, census [अगली next, पिछली last]; ~ हुई थी -- was made. [cf. जनसंख्या population]

jāman 1. mu coagulator, curdling element: दूध में ~ लगाना to apply/mix -- in milk. 2. mc = जामुन.

jotāī f tillage = जुताई.

jag·nā vi (a) to wake up, to be awake: वह जग गई है she has woken up. [= जागना which is more common]. (b) to kindle: दीये जग उठे lamps kindled up. [= जलना which is more common]. [vt जगाना, n. जाग]

¹ jī int. Sir, Madam ! ~ (हाँ) yes Sir/Madam ! ~ नहीं no --!

zamān·tī I. mc = ज़मानतदार II. a (a) bailable [अपराध offence]. (b) bailed, entrusted [रूपया money, सामान goods].

jāīse I a. pl. of जैसा q. v. II. adv (a) as: ~ बने (हो) as it may be possible; ~ भी हो as far as possible; जैसे ही as soon as; (b) such as, for example: सब चीज़ें ~ साबुन तेल all articles -- soap oil... III. conj as if: वह ऐसे दौड़ता है जैसे पागल हो he runs -- he were mad. [syn. ज्यों; जैसे, वैसे, ऐसे...जैसे are correlatives]

joṛ-toṛ mu manoeuvring, machination: शत्रु के विरुध्द ~ -- against

janma-dātā mc originator, father: आधुनिक विचारों के ~ -- of modern thought; भाषाविज्ञान का ~ -- of linguistics. [fem. जन्मदात्री]

² jeṭh mc husband's elder brother. [fem. जेठानी]