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ज़लज़ला

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Hindi

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Classical Persian زَلْزَلَه (zalzala), from Arabic زَلْزَلَة (zalzala). First attested in c. 1739 as Middle Hindi زلزلہ (zlzlh /⁠zalzala⁠/).

    Pronunciation

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    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /zəl.zə.lɑː/, [zɐl.zɐ.läː], /d͡ʒəl.d͡ʒə.lɑː/, [d͡ʒɐl.d͡ʒɐ.läː]
    • Hyphenation: ज़ल‧ज़‧ला
    • Rhymes: -ɑː

    Noun

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    ज़लज़ला (zalzalām (Urdu spelling زَلْزَلَہ)

    1. (rare) earthquake, seism
      Synonyms: भूकंप (bhūkamp), भूचाल (bhūcāl)

    Declension

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    Further reading

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