झाँझ

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Onomatopoeic; from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀛𑀸𑀁𑀛 (*jhāṃjha).^[1] Compare Gujarati ઝાંઝ (jhā̃jh), Marathi झांज (jhāñja), Sindhi جهانجهُه / झांझु, Odia ଝାଞ୍ଜ (jhañjô), Bengali ঝাঁজ (jhãj)

Pronunciation[edit]

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱɑːnd͡ʒʱ/, [d͡ʒʱä̃ːnd͡ʒʱ]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Declension of झाँझ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	झाँझ jhāñjh	झाँझें jhāñjhẽ
oblique	झाँझ jhāñjh	झाँझों jhāñjhõ
vocative	झाँझ jhāñjh	झाँझो jhāñjho

References[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “झाँझ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
“झाँझ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “झाँझ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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