झुनझुना

Hindi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱʊn.d͡ʒʱʊ.nɑː/, [d͡ʒʱʊ̃n.d͡ʒʱʊ.näː]

Noun

झुनझुना • (jhunjhunā) m

1. child's rattle

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “झुनझुना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “झुनझुना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “झुनझुना”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “झुनझुना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press