جھانجر
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀛𑀸𑀜𑁆𑀛 (*jhāñjha, “tinkling”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀅𑀭𑁆- (-ar-).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: cā̃̀ñjar IPA(key): /cäː˦ɳ.d͡ʒəɾ/, [cä̃ː˩˥ɳ.d͡ʒɐɾᵊ]
Noun
جھان٘جَر • (jhāṉjar) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਝਾਂਜਰ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | جھان٘جَر (jhāṉjar) | جھان٘جَراں (jhāṉjarāṉ) |
| oblique | جھان٘جَر (jhāṉjar) | جھان٘جَراں (jhāṉjarāṉ) |
| vocative | جھان٘جَرے (jhāṉjare) | جھان٘جَرو (jhāṉjaro) |
| ablative | جھان٘جَروں (jhāṉjaroṉ) | جھان٘جَراں (jhāṉjarāṉ) |
| locative | جھان٘جَری (jhāṉjarī) | جھان٘جَرِیں (jhāṉjarīṉ) |
| instrumental | جھان٘جَرِیں (jhāṉjarīṉ) | جھان٘جَرے (jhāṉjare) |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “جھانجر”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਝਾਂਜਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jhāñjha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 296