जिलाना

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • जिवाना (jivānā), जियाना (jiyānā)

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Hindi जिलाना (jilānā), from Sanskrit जीवल (jīvalá, full of life) +‎ -आना (-ānā), perhaps also influenced by जिवाना (jivānā), from Sanskrit जीवापयति (jīvāpayati, restores to life). Compare Marathi जिव्हाळा (jivhāḷā, affection), Gujarati જિવાળ (jivāḷ, living), and Nepali जियालो (jiyālo, tenacious of life).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪ.lɑː.nɑː/, [d͡ʒɪ.läː.näː]

    Verb

    जिलाना • (jilānā) (transitive, Urdu spelling جلانا)

    1. to give life to, animate, revive
    2. to allow to live, preserve alive
    3. to keep (an animal)

    Conjugation

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