झालर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀛𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀭𑀻 (jhallarī), from Sanskrit झल्लरी (jhallarī, “curl”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱɑː.ləɾ/, [d͡ʒʱäː.lɐɾ]

Noun

झालर • (jhālar) f (Urdu spelling جھالر)

1. fringe, border, edge

   Synonym: हाशिया (hāśiyā)

Declension

Declension of झालर (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	झालर jhālar	झालरें jhālarẽ
oblique	झालर jhālar	झालरों jhālarõ
vocative	झालर jhālar	झालरो jhālaro

Descendants

• → Punjabi: jhālar
  • Shahmukhi script: جھالر
  • Gurmukhi script: ਝਾਲਰ
• → Sindhi: jhālari
  • Arabic script: جهالَرِ
  • Devanagari script: झालरि

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “झालर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jhallarī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press