झड़ी

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Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀛𑀟𑀻 (jhaḍī), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀛𑀟𑀻 (*jhaḍī), from Dravidian.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

झड़ी (jhaṛīf (Urdu spelling جھڑی)

  1. shower, barrage of rain that last days
  2. (figurative) a barrage
    सवालों की झड़ीsavālõ kī jhaṛīa barrage of questions

Declension

References

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