जलन

See also: जलना and जलाना

Hindi

Etymology

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

Noun

जलन • (jalan) f (Urdu spelling جلن)

1. burning feeling
2. (idiomatic) jealousy

Declension

Declension of जलन (sg-only fem cons-stem)

	singular
direct	जलन jalan
oblique	जलन jalan
vocative	जलन jalan

References

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