झाँझ

Hindi

Etymology

Onomatopoeic; from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀛𑀸𑀁𑀛 (*jhāṃjha). Compare Gujarati ઝાંઝ (jhā̃jh), Marathi झांज (jhāñja), Sindhi جهانجهُه / झांझु, Odia ଝାଞ୍ଜ (jhāñja), Bengali ঝাঁজ (jhãj)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱɑːnd͡ʒʱ/, [d͡ʒʱä̃ːnd͡ʒʱ]

Noun

झाँझ • (jhāñjh) f (Urdu spelling جھان٘جھ)

1. a small cymbal
2. rage, anger

   Synonyms: ग़ुस्सा (ġussā), कोप (kop), क्रोध (krodh)

3. (Bihar) a colander

   Synonym: छन्ना (channā)

4. a hollow tinkling anklet

   Synonym: झाँझन (jhāñjhan)

5. naughtiness, mischievousness, wickedness

   Synonyms: पाजीपन (pājīpan), शरारत (śarārat)

Declension

Declension of झाँझ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	झाँझ jhāñjh	झाँझें jhāñjhẽ
oblique	झाँझ jhāñjh	झाँझों jhāñjhõ
vocative	झाँझ jhāñjh	झाँझो jhāñjho

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “झाँझ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• “झाँझ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “झाँझ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press