Jalajantu, Jala-jantu, Jalajamtu: 13 definitions
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Jalajantu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Tamil. 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 Dictionaryjalajantu (जलजंतु).—m (S) A marine, aquatic, or amphibious animal gen.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishjalajantu (जलजंतु).—m A marine, aquatic, or amphibious animal.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJalajantu (जलजन्तु).—
1) a fish,
2) any aquatic animal.
Derivable forms: jalajantuḥ (जलजन्तुः).
Jalajantu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jala and jantu (जन्तु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryJalajantu (जलजन्तु).—m.
(-ntuḥ) A fish, or any marine, aquatic, or amphibious animal. E. jala water, and jantu animal.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryJalajantu (जलजन्तु).—m. an aquatic animal, [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 187.
Jalajantu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jala and jantu (जन्तु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryJalajantu (जलजन्तु).—[masculine] aquatic animal.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJalajantu (जलजन्तु):—[=jala-jantu] [from jala] m. an aquatic animal, [Hitopadeśa i, 7, 32.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJalajantu (जलजन्तु):—[jala-jantu] (ntuḥ) 2. m. Any fish; an aquatic or amphibious animal.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJalajaṃtu (ಜಲಜಂತು):—[noun] = ಜಲಚರ [jalacara]2 - 1.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconJalajantu (ஜலஜந்து) [jala-jantu] noun < jala + jantu. Aquatic animal; நீர்வாழுயிர். [nirvazhuyir.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Starts with: Jalajantuka.
Full-text: Jalajantuka, Jalavyala.
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