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Hindi
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
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒʱɑːnd͡ʒʱ/,
Noun
झाँझ • (jhāñjh) f (Urdu spelling جھان٘جھ)
- a small cymbal
- rage, anger
- Synonyms: ग़ुस्सा (ġussā), कोप (kop), क्रोध (krodh)
- (Bihar) a colander
- Synonym: छन्ना (channā)
- a hollow tinkling anklet
- Synonym: झाँझन (jhāñjhan)
- naughtiness, mischievousness, wickedness
- Synonyms: पाजीपन (pājīpan), शरारत (śarārat)
Declension
Declension of झाँझ (fem cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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झाँझ jhāñjh
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झाँझें jhāñjhẽ
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oblique
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झाँझ jhāñjh
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झाँझों jhāñjhõ
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vocative
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झाँझ jhāñjh
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झाँझो jhāñjho
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References
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “झाँझ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- “झाँझ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “झाँझ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press