झनझन

Hindi

Etymology

Onomatopoeic; compare झन (jhan). Cognate to Punjabi ਝਣਝਣ (jhaṇjhaṇ), Gujarati ઝણઝણ (jhaṇjhaṇ), Marathi झणझण (jhaṇjhaṇ), Bengali ঝনঝন (jhonjhon).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱən.d͡ʒʱən/, [d͡ʒʱɐ̃n.d͡ʒʱɐ̃n]

Noun

झनझन • (jhanjhan) m

1. ringing, jingling

Declension

Declension of झनझन (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	झनझन jhanjhan	झनझनें jhanjhanẽ
oblique	झनझन jhanjhan	झनझनों jhanjhanõ
vocative	झनझन jhanjhan	झनझनो jhanjhano

Derived terms

• झनझनाना (jhanajhnānā)
• झनझनाहट (jhanajhnāhaṭ)