ਝਾੜੂ
Punjabi
Etymology
ਝਾੜ- (jhāṛa-, “to dust”) + -ਊ (-ū, “agentive suffix”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑː˨.ɽuː/
- Rhymes: -ɽuː, -uː
- Hyphenation: ਝਾ‧ੜ
Noun
ਝਾੜੂ • (jhāṛū) m (indeclinable, Shahmukhi spelling جھاڑو)
- broom
- Synonym: ਰੜਕਾ (raṛkā)
Derived terms
- ਝਾੜੂ ਬਰਦਾਰ m (jhāṛū bardār, “sweeper”)
Related terms
- ਝਾੜਨਾ (jhāṛnā, “dust”, verb)
Further reading
- “ਝਾੜੂ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023