झंडा
Bhojpuri
Noun
झंडा (jhaṇḍā) m (Kaithi 𑂕𑂁𑂙𑂰)
Hindi
Etymology
From Prakrit *झंड (jhaṃḍa, “flag, flagstaff”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-) derived from झय (jhaya, “flag”), a variant of धअ (dhaa), धज (dhaja), from Sanskrit ध्वज (dhvaja, “flag”), whence borrowed ध्वज (dhvaj) in Hindi.[1] Cognate with Punjabi ਝੰਡਾ (jhaṇḍā), Nepali झण्डा (jhaṇḍā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒʱəɳ.ɖɑː/, [d͡ʒʱɐ̃ɳ.ɖäː]
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Noun
झंडा • (jhaṇḍā) m (Urdu spelling جھنڈا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | झंडा jhaṇḍā |
झंडे jhaṇḍe |
| oblique | झंडे jhaṇḍe |
झंडों jhaṇḍõ |
| vocative | झंडे jhaṇḍe |
झंडो jhaṇḍo |
Descendants
- Telugu: జెండా (jeṇḍā)
References
- ^ 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 ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.