झील

झील

See also: झूला and झोला

Bhojpuri

Noun

झील (jhīl) m (Kaithi 𑂕𑂲𑂪)

1. lake

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Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀛𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*jhilla) (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀛𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀇 (jhillaï, “to bathe”), 𑀛𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀻 (jhillī, “wave”)), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀛𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*jhilla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱiːl/

Noun

झील • (jhīl) f (Urdu spelling جھیل‎)

1. lake

Declension

Declension of झील
	Singular	Plural
Direct	झील (jhīl)	झीलें (jhīlẽ)
Oblique	झील (jhīl)	झीलों (jhīlõ)
Vocative	झील (jhīl)	झीलो (jhīlo)

Descendants

• → English: jheel
• → Pashto: جهيل‎

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jhilla (5392)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press