ज्यों

Hindi

Etymology

Ultimately from a form of Sanskrit एव (evá). Compare Hindi जो (jo, “whatever”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒjõː/

Adverb

ज्यों • (jyõ) (Urdu spelling جیوں‎)

in the way that, as
Synonym: जैसे (jaise)

ज्यों मैं करता था त्यों वह भी करता था।
jyõ ma͠i kartā thā tyõ vah bhī kartā thā.
He did just as I did.

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ज्यों”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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