Bhojpuri

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʑʱəɾᵊnaː/

Noun

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झरना (jharᵊnā? (Kaithi 𑂕𑂩𑂢𑂰)

  1. waterfall

Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒʱəɾ.nɑː/, [d͡ʒʱɐɾ.näː]

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀛𑀭𑀡 (jharaṇa), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀛𑀭 (*jhara, flowing, melting) + -𑀅𑀡 (-aṇa, nominal suffix), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gẓʰaras, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰeros.[1]

Noun

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झरना (jharnām (Urdu spelling جھرنا)

  1. waterfall
    Synonym: जलप्रपात (jalaprapāt)
  2. fountain, spring
    Synonym: सोता (sotā)
  3. a kind of sieve, perforated skimmer
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀛𑀭𑀤𑀺 (jharadi), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gẓʰárati.

Verb

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झरना (jharnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling جھرنا)

  1. to cascade, fall
Conjugation
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References

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