jān·var mc (a) animal [पालतू domestic, सिधाया हुआ tamed, प्यासा thirsty, भूखा hungry]; जंगली

jag-hãsāī fu popular ridicule, public mockery, open calumny; ~ कराना to expose oneself to --; उसकी ~ हुई he was ridiculed in public.

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]

zor-shor mu tempo, gusto: चुनाव का ~ -- of election; ~ से काम करना to work with zest. [syn. जोश, उमंग]

joshīlā a (a) ardent, zealous [कर्मचारी employee, जवान soldier]; (b) spirited, vigorous ~ भाषण -- speech; जोशीली कार्रवाई -- action.

gyã̄nī mc and a learned/well-informed (person).

jaj mc judge [ज़िला district, प्रधान chief, सेशन sessions, सिविल civil]; ~ की कचहरी --'s court; उसे ~ नियुक्त किया गया he was appointed --; इस ज़िले में कई -- हैं there are several --s in this district. [syn. न्यायाधीश]

jāl·sāz mc forgerer: सिक्के बनाते हुए जालसाज़ों का एक गिरोह पकड़ा गया a gang of --s was caught minting coins. [syn. जालिया]

juṛ·vã̄ a twin [भाई brothers, बहनें sisters, बच्चे children, मकान houses, योजनाएँ plans]; वे ~ पैदा हुए थे they were twin-born.

jut·nā vi खेत जुत जाता है the field is ploughed/tilled; बैल गाड़ी मे़ं जुते थे the bullocks were yoked to a cart; वह काम म़े जुता रहता है he keeps himself engaged in work. [vt जोतना, caus. जुतवाना, n. जुताई]