झगड़ा
Hindi
editEtymology
editFrom Prakrit *𑀛𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀟 (*jhaggaḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), a reconstructed variant of 𑀛𑀕𑀟 (jhagaḍa). Cognate with Punjabi ਝਗੜਾ (jhagṛā) / جھَگْڑَا (jhagṛā), Sindhi جَهڳڙِو (jhaɠṛo), جهيڙو (jheṛo), Bengali ঝগড়া (jhogoṛa), Assamese জগৰ (zogor). See झगड़ना (jhagaṛnā) for more.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editझगड़ा • (jhagṛā) m (Urdu spelling جھگڑا)
Declension
editDeclension of झगड़ा (masc ā-stem)
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “झगड़ा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*jhagaḍ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 293