ओझल

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *ओज्झल्ल (ŏjjhalla, “shade, veil”) for more. Cognate with Punjabi ਓਝਲ (ojhal), Gujarati ઓઝલ (ojhal, “veil”), and perhaps Romani ućhal (“shadow; shade”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /oː.d͡ʒʱəl/, [oː.d͡ʒʱɐl]

Adjective

ओझल • (ojhal) (indeclinable)

1. not visible, out of sight

References

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