जागा

Marathi

Etymology 1

From जागणे (j̈āgṇe, “to wake up, to be awake”).

Adjective

जागा • (j̈āgā) (predicative)

  1. awake
  2. (figuratively) vigilant, attentive

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian جایگاه‎ (jâygâh), جاگه‎ (jâgah), from جا‎ (jâ), جای‎ (jây, “place”) + گاه‎ (-gâh, “location suffix”). Compare Hindi जगह (jagah).

Noun

जागा • (j̈āgā) f

  1. place, space
  2. seat, position

References

  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “जागा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “जागा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “जागा”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
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