झमेला
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit. Compare Nepali झमेला (jhamelā, “entanglement; quarrel”), Sindhi [script needed] (jhamaku, “entanglement of trees”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒʱə.meː.lɑː/, [d͡ʒʱə.meː.l̪äː]
Noun
झमेला • (jhamelā) m
- mess, confusion; trouble, affair
- यार हम कौन्से झमेले में उलझ गए?
- yār ham kaunse jhamele mẽ ulajh gae?
- What mess have we become tangled in my friend?
- Synonym: लफड़ा (laphṛā)
Declension
Declension of झमेला (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | झमेला jhamelā | झमेले jhamele |
| oblique | झमेले jhamele | झमेलों jhamelõ |
| vocative | झमेले jhamele | झमेलो jhamelo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “झमेला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jhamm”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press