jvalant a shining [उदाहरण example]; ~ प्रमाण clear proof; ~ प्रश्न burning question.

jan-tantra mu people's government, democracy [अप्रत्यक्ष indirect; प्रत्यक्ष direct; संसदीय parliamentary]. [syn. लोकतंत्र]

zimmādārī, ज़िम्मावारी zimmāvārī fu/c responsibility [the form ज़िम्मेदारी is more popular].

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

gyã̄n mu/c knowledge [गहरा deep, छिछला shallow, व्यापक vast, साधारण/सामान्य general]; ~ पाना (फैलाना, बढ़ाना) to gain/acquire (spread, increase) --; उसे ~ हो गया he was enlightened; मुझे इसका कुछ भी ~ नहीं है I have no -- of it at all. [syn. जानकारी]

jal·sā mc 1. meeting = बैठक q. v. 2. function = उत्सव q. v.

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;

jaṛāū a. inlaid [अँगूठी ring, मूर्ति idol]; ~ काम -- ornamentation.

jūṭhan fu leavings (of food etc.): ~ छोड़ना to leave eatables partially taken; ~ खाना to eat --. [a जुठा]

javāb-savāl mc [generally pl] questions and answers, cross questioning; ~ करना to cross-question.