Etymology

junglist

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Today it means: A dedicated listener to jungle or drum and bass music. Full definition →

English jungle ← Urdu جَن٘گَل (jaṅgal) ← Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮 (jaṃgala)
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The story

  1. Sanskritजङ्गल (jaṅgala)
  2. Sauraseni Prakrit𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮 (jaṃgala)
  3. Hindiजंगल (jaṅgal)
  4. Sauraseni Prakrit𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮 (jaṃgala)
  5. Urduجَن٘گَل (jaṅgal)
  6. Englishjungle
  7. English todayjunglist

From jungle + -ist.

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