झील

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

Bhojpuri

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀛𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*jhilla) (compare 𑀛𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀇 (jhillaï, “to bathe”), 𑀛𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀻 (jhillī, “wave”)), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʑʱiːl/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

झील (jhīl) f (Kaithi 𑂕𑂲𑂪)

1. a female given name, Jheel

Noun

झील (jhīl) f (Kaithi 𑂕𑂲𑂪)

1. (geography) lake
2. lagoon
3. pool
4. swamp

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀛𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*jhilla) (compare 𑀛𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀇 (jhillaï, “to bathe”), 𑀛𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀻 (jhillī, “wave”)), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱiːl/

• Audio (Delhi):

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Proper noun

झील • (jhīl) f (Urdu spelling جھِیل)

1. a female given name, Jheel

Noun

झील • (jhīl) f (Urdu spelling جھِیل)

1. (geography) lake

   Synonyms: दरियाचा (dariyācā), दर्याचा (daryācā)

2. lagoon
3. pool
4. swamp

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
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਝੀਲ (jhīl)

  Shahmukhi script: جھِیل (jhīl)

References

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