jhola

English

Etymology

Compare Hindi झोला (jholā), झूला (jhūlā); Nepali झोला (jholā); Bengali ঝোলা (jhōla); Punjabi ਝੋਲ਼ਾ (jhoḷā).

Noun

jhola (plural jholas)

1. (South Asia) a cloth sling bag, usually one considered cheap or simple
   • 2001, M. Bhagat, Anaro and Other Stories, Orient Blackswan, →ISBN, page 25:

     Both would join in and chime, "Anaro, why do you always carry this jhola?" “ I carry this jhola to stash away the things I steal! I stow away your miserable things in this! Ask them , if I do not carry a jhola, just where do I keep my matches, bidis and small change?

   • 2013 January 21, Namita Gokhale, Priya: In Incredible Indyaa, Penguin UK, →ISBN:

     Lenin has left his jhola behind. I shall return it to him when I see him next. It's filthy; maybe I should wash or dryclean it before that.

   • 2014 January 1, Anjana Basu, In the Shadow of the Leaves, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), →ISBN, page 131:

     She drew her flowers together and put them into the dusty little jhola she carried. It was stitched with bits of sequins that caught the sunlight and sparkled, a brave effort because the rest of the fabric that made it was so shabby.

Derived terms

• jhola chhap
• jholawala