ਝਨਾਂ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *čandrás
    Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra)
    Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-
    Proto-Indo-European *-ós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰāgás
    Sanskrit भाग (bhāga)
    Sanskrit चन्द्रभागा (candrabhāgā)
    Prakrit 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀪𑀸𑀕𑀸 (caṃdabhāgā)
    Punjabi ਝਨਾਂ (jhanā̃)

    From Prakrit 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀪𑀸𑀕𑀸 (caṃdabhāgā), from Sanskrit चन्द्रभागा (candrabhāgā), from चन्द्र (candra) + भाग (bhāga).

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    ਝਨਾਂ • (jhanā̃) m (Shahmukhi spelling جَھناں)

    1. Chenab (A river of Punjab in India and Pakistan)

    References

    • “ਝਨਾਂ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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