ओझल

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀑𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*ojjhalla). Cognate with Punjabi ਓਝਲ (ojhal), Gujarati ઓઝલ (ojhal, “veil”), and perhaps Romani učhal (“shadow; shade”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /oː.d͡ʒʱəl/, [oː.d͡ʒʱɐl]

Adjective

ओझल • (ojhal) (indeclinable)

1. not visible, out of sight

References

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