झंखइ

Apabhramsa

Alternative forms

• 𑖖𑖽𑖏𑖂 (jhaṃkhaï) — Avahaṭṭha

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀛𑀁𑀔𑀇 (jhaṃkhaï), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀛𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁆 (*jhakkh, “babble”, root).

Verb

झंखइ (jhaṃkhaï) (transitive, intransitive)

1. to say, tell, babble
   • c. 1088 – 1173, Hemachandra, Siddha-Hema-Śabdanuśāśana Chapter 8 4.379.1:

     महु कंतहो बे दोसडा
     हेल्लि म झंखहि आलु ।

     mahu kaṃtaho be dosaḍā
     helli ma jhaṃkhahi ālu.

     • 1928 translation by Parashuram Lakshman Vaidya

       My lover has [only] two flaws
       my friend, do not tell a lie

2. to be anguished, lament
   • c. 1020, Vir, Jambu-Sami-Chariu 8.11.14:

     माणिणि-माण-उवसावण-कंखिरु
     महुरम्मण-उल्लावण-झंकिरु ।

     māṇiṇi-māṇa-uvasāvaṇa-kaṃkhiru
     mahurammaṇa-ullāvaṇa-jhaṃkiru.

     In order to pacify the pride of the ladies,
     he sweetly utters his own words and takes a long sigh.

Descendants

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Eastern Hindi:
    • Old Awadhi: झखीं (jhakhīṃ, “to grieve, lament”)
  • Western Hindi:
    • Bundeli: झकबो (jhakbo)
    • Haryanvi: झाँकणा (jhā̃kṇā)
    • Hindustani: jhaknā

      Hindi: झकना

      Urdu: جَھکْنا

• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabic:
    • Old Punjabi: ਝਖਿ (jhakhi /⁠jhakkhi⁠/), ਝਾਖਿ (jhākhi)
      • Punjabi: jhakṇā

        Gurmukhi script: ਝਕਣਾ

        Shahmukhi script: جَھکْݨا

      • Saraiki: jhakaṇ

        Devanagari script: झकण (jhakaṇ)

        Multani script: 𑊌𑊄𑊕 (jkṇ /⁠jhakaṇ⁠/)

        Shahmukhi script: جَھکَݨ

  • Sindhic:
    • Sindhi: jhakaṇu

      Arabic script: جَھڪَڻُ

      Devanagari script: झकणु

      Khudawadi script: 𑋄𑊺𑋌𑋣

    • Kachchi: jhā̃kṇũ

      Gujarati script: ઝાંકણું

      Khudawadi script: 𑋄𑋠𑋟𑊺𑋌𑋣𑋟

• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Gujarati: झखइ (jhakhaï), झंखइ (jhaṃkhaï)
    • Gojri: جَھکْنو (jhakno)
    • Gujarati: ઝંખવું (jhaṅkhvũ)
    • Marwari:

      Devanagari script: झकणौ (jhakṇau)

      Mahajani script: 𑅜𑅕𑅢𑅒 (jhkṇu /⁠jhakṇau⁠/)

    • Mewati: झकणो (jhakṇo)