झिझक

Hindi

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱɪ.d͡ʒʱək/, [d͡ʒʱɪ.d͡ʒʱɐk]

Noun

झिझक • (jhijhak) m (Urdu spelling جھجک)

1. hesitation, reluctance

   Synonyms: संदेह (sandeh), संकोच (saṅkoc), हिचक (hicak)

   ... में झिझक होना ― ... mẽ jhijhak honā ― to hesitate

Declension

Declension of झिझक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	झिझक jhijhak	झिझक jhijhak
oblique	झिझक jhijhak	झिझकों jhijhakõ
vocative	झिझक jhijhak	झिझको jhijhako

Derived terms

• झिझकना (jhijhaknā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “झिझक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “झिझक”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.