झील

See also: झूला and झोला

Bhojpuri

Noun

झील (jhīl) m (Kaithi 𑂕𑂲𑂪)

  1. lake

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀛𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*jhilla) (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀛𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀇 (jhillaï, “to bathe”), 𑀛𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀻 (jhillī, “wave”)), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀛𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*jhilla).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒʱiːl/, [d͡ʒʱiːl̪]
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Noun

झील • (jhīl) f (Urdu spelling جھیل‎)

  1. lake

Declension
Declension of झील (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct झील
jhīl		 झीलें
jhīlẽ
oblique झील
jhīl		 झीलों
jhīlõ
vocative झील
jhīl		 झीलो
jhīlo

Descendants
  • → English: jheel
  • → Pashto: جهيل‎

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