झाऊमूसा

Haryanvi

Alternative forms

• झाहुमूसा (jhāhumūsā)

Etymology

From झाऊ (jhāū) +‎ मूसा (mūsā, “mouse”); where झाऊ is Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀳𑀕 (jāhaga) from Sanskrit जहका (jahakā)

Noun

झाऊमूसा (jhāūmūsā) m

1. hedgehog.

References

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