جھانجھ
Urdu
Etymology
Onomatopoeic; from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀛𑀸𑀁𑀛 (*jhāṃjha).[1] Compare Gujarati ઝાંઝ (jhā̃jh), Marathi झांज (jhāñja), Sindhi جهانجهُه / झांझु, Odia ଝାଞ୍ଜ (jhāñja), Bengali ঝাঁজ (jhãj)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d͡ʒʱɑ̃ːd͡ʒʱ/
Noun
جھان٘جھ • (jhāñjh) f (Hindi spelling झाँझ)
- a small cymbal
- rage, anger
- Synonyms: کرودھ (krodh), رِس (ris), غُصّا (ġussā)
- a hollow tinkling anklet
- Synonym: جھان٘جَھن (jhā̃jhan)
- naughtiness, mischievousness, wickedness
- Synonyms: پاجیپَن (pājīpan), شَرارَت (śarārat)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | جھان٘جھ (jhā̃jh) | جھان٘جھیں (jhā̃jhẽ) |
| oblique | جھان٘جھ (jhā̃jh) | جھان٘جھوں (jhā̃jhõ) |
| vocative | جھان٘جھ (jhā̃jh) | جھان٘جھو (jhā̃jho) |
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jhāñjha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
- “جھانجھ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.