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Etymology edit

Umlaut of ঝুলা (jhula), inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀛𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀢𑀺 (*jhullati), from Sanskrit *झुल्यति (jhulyati, to swing), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gẓʰulyáti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gžʰulyáti (compare Persian جولیدن (jûlidan, to scatter)). Cognate with Assamese জুলা (zula), Odia ଝୁଲିବା (jhuliba), Maithili झुलब (jhulab) / 𑒗𑒳𑒪𑒥 (jhulaba), Gujarati ઝૂલવું (jhūlvũ), Hindustani झूलना (jhūlnā) / جُھولْنَا (jhūlnā), Sindhi جهوُلَڻُ (jhūlaṇu), Punjabi ਝੁੱਲਣਾ (jhullaṇā) / جھُلّݨا (jhullṇā), Marathi झुलणे (j̈huṇe), Nepali झुल्नु (jhulnu).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒʱo.la/
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  • Rhymes: -ola
  • Hyphenation: ঝো‧লা

Verb edit

ঝোলা (jhōla)

  1. (intransitive) to hang
  2. (intransitive) to swing

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