झुमका

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀛𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫-𑀓 (*jhumma-ka). Cognate with Bengali ঝুমকা (jhumka), Nepali झुम्का (jhumkā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) 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

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “झुमका”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “झुमका”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “झुमका”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “झुमका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 396

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀛𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫-𑀓 (*jhumma-ka). Cognate with Gujarati ઝૂમખું (jhūmkhũ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʑʱum.ka/, /d͡zʱum.ka/

Noun

झुमका • (jhumkā) m

1. bunch, cluster
2. pendant of an earring; ornament hanging from an ear

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “झुमका”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press