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झक

Hindi edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒʱək/, [d͡ʒʱɐk]

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀛𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*jhakka, “obstinacy”).[1]

Noun edit

झक • (jhak) f (Urdu spelling جھک)

  1. obsession, craze
    Synonyms: सनक (sanak), ख़ब्त (xabt)
  2. whim, caprice
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀛𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀅 (jhakkhia), conflated with Prakrit *𑀛𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*jhakka, “obstinacy”).

Noun edit

झक • (jhak) f (Urdu spelling جھک)

  1. (mostly in compounds) Alternative form of झख (jhakh)
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀛𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*jhakka, “flash, shine”).[2]

Adjective edit

झक • (jhak) (Urdu spelling جھک)

  1. bright, shining
  2. clear, clean, polished
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References edit

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