झरना

Bhojpuri

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʑʱəɾᵊnaː/

Noun

झरना (jharᵊnā? (Kaithi 𑂕𑂩𑂢𑂰)

  1. waterfall

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒʱəɾ.nɑː/, [d͡ʒʱɐɾ.näː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀛𑀭𑀡 (jharaṇa), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀛𑀭 (*jhara, flowing, melting) + -𑀅𑀡 (-aṇa, nominal suffix), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gẓʰaras, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰeros.[1]

Noun

झरना • (jharnām (Urdu spelling جھرنا)

  1. waterfall
    Synonym: जलप्रपात (jalaprapāt)
  2. fountain, spring
    Synonym: सोता (sotā)
  3. a kind of sieve, perforated skimmer
Declension
Declension of झरना (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct झरना
jharnā
झरने
jharne
oblique झरने
jharne
झरनों
jharnõ
vocative झरने
jharne
झरनो
jharno

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀛𑀭𑀤𑀺 (jharadi), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gẓʰárati.

Verb

झरना • (jharnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling جھرنا)

  1. to cascade, fall
Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jharaṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press