झाँझ
Hindi
Etymology
Onomatopoeic; from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀛𑀸𑀁𑀛 (*jhāṃjha).[1] Compare Gujarati ઝાંઝ (jhā̃jh), Marathi झांज (jhāñja), Sindhi جهانجهُه / झांझु, Oriya ଝାଞ୍ଜ (jhañjô), Bengali ঝাঁজ (jhãj)
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒʱɑːnd͡ʒʱ/, [d͡ʒʱä̃ːn̪d͡ʒʱ]
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)
singular | plural | |
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direct | झाँझ jhāñjh | झाँझें jhāñjhẽ |
oblique | झाँझ jhāñjh | झाँझों jhāñjhõ |
vocative | झाँझ jhāñjh | झाँझो jhāñjho |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jhāñjha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “झाँझ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- “झाँझ”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “झाँझ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press