Hindi

edit

Etymology

edit

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀛𑀮𑁆- (*jhal-), *𑀛𑀮𑁆𑀮𑁆- (*jhall-). Cognate to Punjabi ਝੱਲਣਾ (jhallaṇā, to fan), Gujarati ઝાલવું (jhālvũ, to hold, catch, seize).

Pronunciation

edit

Verb

edit

झलना (jhalnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling جھلنا)

  1. to wave, sway
    पंखा झलनाpaṅkhā jhalnāto wave a fan, to fan

Conjugation

edit

References

edit