Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀛𑀮𑁆- (*jhal-), *𑀛𑀮𑁆𑀮𑁆- (*jhall-). Cognate to Punjabi ਝੱਲਣਾ (jhallaṇā, to fan), Gujarati ઝાલવું (jhālvũ, to hold, catch, seize).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒʱəl.nɑː/, [d͡ʒʱɐl.näː]
  • Rhymes: -əl.nɑː
  • Hyphenation: झल‧ना

Verb edit

झलना (jhalnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling جھلنا)

  1. to wave, sway
    पंखा झलनाpaṅkhā jhalnāto wave a fan, to fan

Conjugation edit

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