Juga, Jūga: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Juga means something in Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryjūga (जूग).—n (yōga S) A body, band, party, club. 2 A confederacy, combination, league. 3 In the games with sōṅgaṭyā. The falling together in one square of two or more sōṅgaṭyā: also a couple fallen together. 4 (yuga S) An age of the world. There are four. See yuga.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishjūga (जूग).—n A body, band, party, club. A league. A couple fallen together in the games with sōṅgaṭyā.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryJuga (जुग) [Also spelled jug]:—(nm) see [yuga; -juga] for ages, for ever; -[juga jiyo] ! (a benediction from an elderly person) May you live for ages !
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryJuga (जुग) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Yuga.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJuga (ಜುಗ):—
1) [noun] a pair a) two identical, similar or corresponding things that are matched for use together; b) two individuals who are similar or in some way associated.
2) [noun] a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.
3) [noun] any of the four mythological division of period of time each extending to several thousand years.
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Jūga (ಜೂಗ):—[noun] a kind of bird .
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Jūga (ಜೂಗ):—[noun] a distinct species of dogs; .
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+15): Jugada, Jugadana, Jugadava, Jugado, Jugadu, Jugajuga, Jugal, Jugala, Jugalabamdi, Jugali, Jugalisu, Jugaliya, Jugama, Jugamdhara, Jugamtara, Juganem, Jugani, Juganta, Juganu, Juganujuga.
Ends with (+17): Adjuga, Ajjuga, Ajuga, Bojjuga, Camissonia multijuga, Copaifera multijuga, Gajjuga, Gajuga, Gavujuga, Gijuga, Heggajjuga, Heggejjuga, Heijuga, Heynea trijuga, Humboldtia unijuga, Intsia bijuga, Jadajuga, Jagajuga, Janmajuga, Jugajuga.
Full-text: Juguma, Jug, Jugama, Yuga, Jukada, Jadajuga, Ghatita, Shata, Sat.
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