જળણ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀮𑀡 (jalaṇa), from Sanskrit ज्वलन (jvalaná). Cognate with Hindustani جلن / जलन (jalan, “burning feeling”), Marathi जळण (jaḷaṇ), Marwari जळण (jaḷaṇ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒə.ɭəɳ/
• Rhymes: -əɳ
• Hyphenation: જ‧ળણ

Noun

જળણ • (jaḷaṇ) n

1. firewood, fuel

   Synonyms: ઇંધન (indhan), બળતણ (baḷtaṇ)

Further reading

• “જળણ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• Framji, Ardesar (1862), “જળણ”, in A Compendium of the English and Gujarati Dictionary‎^[1], page 193