झंडा

See also: झाड and झाड़ू

Bhojpuri

Noun

झंडा (jhaṇḍā) m (Kaithi 𑂕𑂁𑂙𑂰)

1. flag

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀥𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀟 (*dhajjaṇḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit *ध्वजदण्ड (dhvajadaṇḍa, “flagstaff”), from ध्वज (dhvaja) +‎ दण्ड (daṇḍa). Compare Punjabi ਝੰਡਾ (jhaṇḍā), Nepali झण्डा (jhaṇḍā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱəɳ.ɖɑː/, [d͡ʒʱɐ̃ɳ.ɖäː]

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Noun

झंडा • (jhaṇḍā) m (Urdu spelling جھنڈا)

1. a flag, banner

   Synonyms: ध्वज (dhvaj), ध्वजा (dhvajā), पताका (patākā)

Declension

Declension of झंडा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	झंडा jhaṇḍā	झंडे jhaṇḍe
oblique	झंडे jhaṇḍe	झंडों jhaṇḍõ
vocative	झंडे jhaṇḍe	झंडो jhaṇḍo

Descendants

• Telugu: జెండా (jeṇḍā)

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “झंडा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “झंडा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “झंडा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “झंडा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Platts, John T. (1884) “jhanḍā”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “झंडा”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.