जनवरी
janvarī/d͡ʒən.ʋə.ɾiː/feminine
January in Hindi is जनवरी (janvarī).
जनवरी is the name of the first month of the Gregorian calendar.
Meaning: first month of the Gregorian calendar (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /dʒən.ʋə.ɾiː/.
Did you know?
- The word जनवरी is a loanword that likely traveled from English into Hindi via Classical Persian جَنْوَرِی.
- Depending on the region in India, the month of जनवरी often coincides with the harvest festival मकर संक्रांति, which marks the sun's transition into Capricorn.
- In Hindi, months like जनवरी are treated as feminine nouns, which affects how adjectives describing the weather in that month are phrased.
Examples in context
- जनवरी में मैं उसके साथ था।I was with him in January.Tatoeba #4097012 by sabretou, translation #1037071 by GPHemsley
- आखिर, आठ जनवरी को, ब्रिटिशों ने हमला किया।Finally, on January eighth, the British attacked.Tatoeba #3652012 by sabretou, translation #804074 by Source_VOA
- छब्बीस जनवरी को गणतंत्र दिवस मनाया जाता है।Republic Day is celebrated on the twenty-sixth of January.Tatoeba #480231 by minshirui, translation #480232 by minshirui
- जनवरी का मौसम ठंडा होता है।The weather in January is cold.
- मकर संक्रांति का त्योहार जनवरी में मनाया जाता है।The festival of Makar Sankranti is celebrated in January.
- गणतंत्र दिवस 26 जनवरी को मनाया जाता है।Republic Day is celebrated on the 26th of January.
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Example conversation
Aditya and Neha are discussing their winter vacation plans.
- आदित्य Adityaक्या हम जनवरी में घूमने चलेंगे?Kya hum January mein ghoomne chalenge?Shall we go traveling in January?
- नेहा Nehaहाँ, जनवरी बहुत ठंडा होता है।Haan, January bahut thanda hota hai.Yes, January is very cold.
- आदित्य Adityaतो हमें गर्म कपड़े ले जाने चाहिए।Toh humein garm kapde le jaane chahiye.Then we should take warm clothes.
- नेहा Nehaबिल्कुल, आदित्य।Bilkul, Aditya.Absolutely, Aditya.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “january” translations and entries जनवरी, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries जनवरी, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.