झकार
Sanskrit
Etymology
झ (jha, the letter) + कार (kāra, term designating a letter or sound).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d͡ʑʱɐ.kɑː.ɾɐ/
Noun
झकार • (jhakāra) stem, m
- The name of the Devanagari letter झ (jha).
- the sound of the झ letter, /d͡ʑʱɐ/
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | झकारः (jhakāraḥ) | झकारौ (jhakārau) | झकाराः (jhakārāḥ) |
| accusative | झकारम् (jhakāram) | झकारौ (jhakārau) | झकारान् (jhakārān) |
| instrumental | झकारेन (jhakārena) | झकाराभ्याम् (jhakārābhyām) | झकारैः (jhakāraiḥ) |
| dative | झकाराय (jhakārāya) | झकाराभ्याम् (jhakārābhyām) | झकारेभ्यः (jhakārebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | झकारात् (jhakārāt) | झकाराभ्याम् (jhakārābhyām) | झकारेभ्यः (jhakārebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | झकारस्य (jhakārasya) | झकारयोः (jhakārayoḥ) | झकारानाम् (jhakārānām) |
| locative | झकारे (jhakāre) | झकारयोः (jhakārayoḥ) | झकारेषु (jhakāreṣu) |
| vocative | झकार (jhakāra) | झकारौ (jhakārau) | झकाराः (jhakārāḥ) |
Hypernyms
Coordinate terms
palatal letters and sounds
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “झकार”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0428.