झा
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit अध्यापक (adhyāpaka, “teacher”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
झा • (jhā) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling جھا)
Declension edit
NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.
Declension of झा (masc unmarked ā-stem)
Declension of झा (fem ā-stem)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “झा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “adhyāpaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press