Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀮𑀡 (jalaṇa), from Sanskrit ज्वलन (jvalaná). Compare जलना (jalnā, to burn). Cogante with Gujarati જળણ (jaḷṇa), Marathi जळण (jaḷaṇ), and Rajasthani जळण (jaḷaṇ).

Noun edit

जलन (jalanf (Urdu spelling جلن)

  1. burning feeling
  2. (idiomatic) jealousy

Declension edit

References edit

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जलन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press