As a Hindi name
जीर्णता · noun · feminine
बुढ़ापा । बुढ़ाई · पुरानापन — Śabdasāgara
जीर्णता · jīrṇatā · s.f.
= S جيرنتو जीर्णत्व jīrṇatva, s.m. Old age, frailty, infirmity, decay — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 413
जीर्णता · feminine
decrepitude, dilapidation, old age, decay
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi जीर्णता — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit जीर्णता (jīrṇatā). By surface analysis, जीर्ण (jīrṇ) + -ता (-tā).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
jīrṇa—tā f. old age, R. vii, 40, 24.
jīrṇatā f. (-tā) 1 Old age. 2 Infirmity, decay. E. jīrṇa, and tal affix; also with tva, jīrṇatvaṃ.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
old age
Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "jīrṇatā" is derived from "jīrṇa" with the tal suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
jīrṇa mfn. (Pāṇ. iii, 2, 104) old, worn out, withered, wasted, decayed, AV. x, 8, 27; TS. i; ŚBr. &c.
ancient (tradition), KātyŚr., Sch.
jīrṇa—tā f. old age, R. vii, 40, 24.
jīrṇatā f. (-tā) 1 Old age. 2 Infirmity, decay. E. jīrṇa, and tal affix; also with tva, jīrṇatvaṃ.
Dictionary citations
jīrṇa—tā f. old age, R. vii, 40, 24.
jīrṇatā f. (-tā) 1 Old age. 2 Infirmity, decay. E. jīrṇa, and tal affix; also with tva, jīrṇatvaṃ.
jīrṇa mfn. (Pāṇ. iii, 2, 104) old, worn out, withered, wasted, decayed, AV. x, 8, 27; TS. i; ŚBr. &c.
ancient (tradition), KātyŚr., Sch.
Alternative readings
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