झुमका

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀛𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫-𑀓 (*jhumma-ka).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱʊm.kɑː/, [d͡ʒʱʊ̃m.käː]

Noun

झुमका • (jhumkā) m

1. pendant of an earring; ornament hanging from an ear

Declension

Declension of झुमका (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	झुमका jhumkā	झुमके jhumke
oblique	झुमके jhumke	झुमकों jhumkõ
vocative	झुमके jhumke	झुमको jhumko

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “झुमका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 395