jū̃ fc louse [pl. जुएँ lice]; जुएँ पड़ना to be lousy, to be infested by lice; ~ की चाल very slow movement; △ कान पर ~ तक न रेंगना to pay no heed at all.

jūā mc 1. = जुआ. 2. yoke: ~ बैलों के कंधों पर रखा जाता है a -- is put on the shoulders of a bullock; (fig.) गुलामी का ~ -- of slavery; अत्याचारी का ~ -- of an oppressor.

juṛānā vt [caus. of जोड़ना q. v. for all meanings] to get assembled, to have set, to make one solder, etc.

³ jām mc goblet, bowl, cup [usu. a cup of wine]; ~ भर-भरकर पिलाना to serve --s of wine well filled; ~ चढ़ाना to drink off a -- of wine. [syn. प्याला]

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

jay fu victory [syn. विजय is more common]; [greetings] जय श्रीकृष्ण greetings to you in the name of Krishna ! जय राम जी की greetings to you in the name of Rama ! गांधी जी की ~ may Gandhiji be ever victorious ! ~ बोलना/मनाना to wish victory.

¹ jān fc 1. life: ~ का जोखिम risk of --; ~ का गाहक one bent on taking other's --; ~ देना to lay one's --; ~ पर खेलना to risk/stake one's --; ~ बचाना to save one's --/skin; ~ से तंग आना to be fed up with --; ~ से हाथ धोना to give up one's --; ~ से मारना, ~ लेना to take smb's life, to kill; दंगे में कई जानें गईं many lives were lost in the riot. △ (को) ~ आना to be revived; ~ खपाना to put in hard labour; ~ खाना to annoy, to pester; से ~ चुराना to shirk from; ~ छुड़ाना to get rid of; उसकी ~ निकल गई he became lifeless; ~ पर आ बनना to be exposed to imminent risk of --; ~ भारी होना to be weary of --; ~ मारना to work hard: ~ में ~ आना to feel relieved;

jān·dār a (a) living, animate [चीज़ें things, पदार्थ objects]. (b) animated, spirited [आदमी men, लड़कियाँ girls]. (c) lively [कहानी story, दलील argument] [from जान life].

jamāḵẖorī fu hoarding: जमाख़ोरी और मुनाफ़ाख़ोरी का संबंध है -- is connected with profiteering. [syn. ज़खीरेबाज़ी]

jūjh·nā vi to struggle; पुलिस क़ैदी से जूझती रही the police struggled with the prisoner; ख़रगोश फंदे से बाहर आने के लिए जुझ रहा था the rabbit was struggling to escape from the snare; (fig.) हम इस समस्या के जुझ रहे हैं we are struggling/wrestling with this problem. [syn. भिड़ना]