As a Hindi name
जीर्ण · jīrṇa · adj.
(f. -ā), Old, ancient; decayed, worn out, withered; digested — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 413
जीर्ण · masculine
digestion; old age; benzoin
जीर्ण
old, ancient, aged; decayed, decrepit, worn out, dilapidated; shattered, broken, tattered
Śabdasāgara also records: बहुत बुड्ढा । बुढापे से जर्जर · पुराना । बहुत दिनों का । जैस, जीर्ण ज्वर
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi जीर्ण — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit जीर्ण (jīrṇa).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
jīrṇa mfn. (Pāṇ. iii, 2, 104) old, worn out, withered, wasted, decayed, AV. x, 8, 27; TS. i; ŚBr. &c.
ancient (tradition), KātyŚr., Sch.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
old, worn out, withered, wasted, decayed, &c.
Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "jīrṇa" is the vocative of "jīrṇā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
jīrṇa mfn. (Pāṇ. iii, 2, 104) old, worn out, withered, wasted, decayed, AV. x, 8, 27; TS. i; ŚBr. &c.
ancient (tradition), KātyŚr., Sch.
digested, MBh. iii, 8623; R.; Hariv. &c.
jīrṇa m. an old man, W.
(= jarṇa), a tree, L.
jīrṇā (ā), f. large cumin-seed, L.
Alternative readings
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