झिल्ली

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱɪl.liː/

Etymology 1

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Noun

झिल्ली • (jhillī) f

1. membrane; film
   1. sclera
   2. hymen

Declension

Declension of झिल्ली (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	झिल्ली jhillī	झिल्लियाँ jhilliyā̃
oblique	झिल्ली jhillī	झिल्लियों jhilliyõ
vocative	झिल्ली jhillī	झिल्लियो jhilliyo

Derived terms

• झिल्लीदार (jhillīdār)

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit झिल्ली (jhillī).

Noun

झिल्ली • (jhillī) f

1. (rare) cricket (insect)

Declension

Declension of झिल्ली (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	झिल्ली jhillī	झिल्लियाँ jhilliyā̃
oblique	झिल्ली jhillī	झिल्लियों jhilliyõ
vocative	झिल्ली jhillī	झिल्लियो jhilliyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “झिल्ली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “झिल्ली”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha