جھانجھ

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Urdu

Etymology

Onomatopoeic; from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀛𑀸𑀁𑀛 (*jhāṃjha).[1] Compare Gujarati ઝાંઝ (jhā̃jh), Marathi झांज (jhāñja), Sindhi جهانجهُه / झांझु, Odia ଝାଞ୍ଜ (jhāñja), Bengali ঝাঁজ (jhãj)

Pronunciation

Noun

جھان٘جھ (jhāñjhf (Hindi spelling झाँझ)

  1. a small cymbal
  2. rage, anger
    Synonyms: کرودھ (krodh), رِس (ris), غُصّا (ġussā)
  3. a hollow tinkling anklet
    Synonym: جھان٘جَھن (jhā̃jhan)
  4. naughtiness, mischievousness, wickedness
    Synonyms: پاجیپَن (pājīpan), شَرارَت (śarārat)

Declension

    Declension of جھانجھ
singular plural
direct جھان٘جھ (jhā̃jh) جھان٘جھیں (jhā̃jhẽ)
oblique جھان٘جھ (jhā̃jh) جھان٘جھوں (jhā̃jhõ)
vocative جھان٘جھ (jhā̃jh) جھان٘جھو (jhā̃jho)

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jhāñjha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading

  • جھانجھ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.