झ्याल

Nepali

Etymology

Ultimately from Classical Newar 𑐗𑑂𑐫𑐵𑐮 (jhyāla). Compare Modern Newar झ्याः (jhyā:).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡zʱjäl]
• Phonetic Devanagari: झ्याल्

Noun

झ्याल • (jhyāl)

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References

• Boyd Michailovsky (2005), "On the Etymology of Nepali jhyal", published in Nepalese Linguistics, Vol. 24, 2009, pp. 165-168.
• “झ्याल”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “झ्याल”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar