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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀛𑀸𑀁𑀝𑀻 (jhāṃṭī), from Sanskrit *झाण्ट (jhāṇṭa).
Pronunciation
Noun
झाँट • (jhā̃ṭ) f (Urdu spelling جھانٹ)
- pubic hair
- worthless, trivial
Declension
Declension of झाँट (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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झाँट jhā̃ṭ
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झाँट jhā̃ṭ
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oblique
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झाँट jhā̃ṭ
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झाँटों jhā̃ṭõ
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vocative
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झाँट jhā̃ṭ
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झाँटो jhā̃ṭo
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Derived terms
Nepali
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀛𑀸𑀁𑀝𑀻 (jhāṃṭī), from Sanskrit *झाण्ट (jhāṇṭa).
Pronunciation
Noun
झाँट • (jhā̃ṭ)
- (slang, vulgar) pubic hair, pubes
- Synonyms: शष्प (śaṣpa), जाँठो (jā̃ṭho), भुत्रो (bhutro)
- (slang, offensive, derogatory) extremely unpleasant person
References
- “झाँट”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś), Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018