झील

See also: झाला, झाले, झालं, झूल, झूला, झूले, झूलो, झोल, झोला, and झोली

Bhojpuri

Noun

झील (jhīl) m (Kaithi 𑂕𑂲𑂪)

1. lake

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱiːl/

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Noun

झील • (jhīl) f (Urdu spelling جھیل)

1. lake

Declension

Declension of झील (fem cons-stem)

	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”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press