झंडा

See also: झाड and झाड़ू

Bhojpuri

Noun

झंडा (jhaṇḍā) m (Kaithi 𑂕𑂁𑂙𑂰)

  1. flag

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀥𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀟 (*dhajjaṇḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit *ध्वजदण्ड (dhvajadaṇḍa, “flagstaff”)[1], from ध्वज (dhvaja) +‎ दण्ड (daṇḍa). Compare Punjabi ਝੰਡਾ (jhaṇḍā), Nepali झण्डा (jhaṇḍā).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒʱəɳ.ɖɑː/, [d͡ʒʱə̃ɳ.ɖäː]

Noun

झंडा • (jhaṇḍā) m (Urdu spelling جھنڈا‎)

  1. a flag, banner

Declension
Declension of झंडा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct झंडा
jhaṇḍā		 झंडे
jhaṇḍe
oblique झंडे
jhaṇḍe		 झंडों
jhaṇḍõ
vocative झंडे
jhaṇḍe		 झंडो
jhaṇḍo

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

Further reading
  • Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “झंडा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “झंडा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “झंडा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “झंडा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “jhanḍā”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • “झंडा”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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