Jhada, Jhaḍa: 4 definitions

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Jhada means something in Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

jhaḍa (झड).—f Long-continued rain. v lāga, basa. 2 Spray: and, by a figure, a matted fence before a door or window to keep off the spray. 3 A stoop or swoop (of a bird of prey); and fig. rushing upon or crowding around scramblingly or eagerly; an eager spring upon. Ex. nakō anumānūṃ viṭhṭhalā || tukā mhaṇē jhaḍa ghālā ||. v ghāla, kara, paḍa, lāga. 4 A continued falling (as of leaves, blossoms, the hair); maceration or wasting away (of the body); tabies, marasmus: also a series or long succession (of persons, actions, events). v lāga, paḍa.

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jhāḍa (झाड).—n ( H jhā is Dzha.) A tree; a bush; a tree or plant gen., great or small. Pr. tū phiralāsa jhāḍōjhāḍa mī phiralōṃ pānōpāna You have roamed and seen much, I more; you may know man in his manners, I know man in cute. 2 A chandelier. 3 A cluster of lights of frankincense around a stick. 4 A term for the subject of demoniac possession or of the afflatus of a god. 5 A genealogical tree. kōṇhyā jhāḍācā pālā (Of what tree is he, are you &c., a leaf?) A phrase used of or to in repressing impertinent officiousness, disallowing arrogant assumption, denying and rejecting claims and pretensions. Ex. tū jō bōlatōsa hā tū kōṇhyā jhāḍā- cā pālā? jhāḍa ubhēṃ karaṇēṃ (To set up a tree.) To sing, play, lecture, debate, perform kathā &c. with such excellencies and embellishments, with such graces of style, and powers of oratory, and riches of illustration and invention, as to appear to be raising a magnificent tree overshadowing with foliage and overspread with flowers or fruits. jhāḍāñcē rā- ūta disaṇēṃ-karaṇēṃ &c. To see trees as horsemen (from fright &c.) See Judges IX. 36. sukyā jhā- ḍāsa bāṅka lāvaṇēṃ (To bend a dry tree.) To instruct an aged person or one inveterately prejudiced.

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jhāḍā (झाडा).—m ( H) A close and narrow search; and fig. a strict reckoning with. v ghē. 2 A general clearance (of accounts). 3 Discharging the bowels.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

jhaḍa (झड).—f Long-continued rain. A stoop or swoop. A continued falling; macera- tion or wasting away (of the body.)

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jhaḍa (झड) [-kan-kara-dinī-diśī, -कन्-कर-दिनी-दिशी].—ad In a trice.

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jhāḍa (झाड).—n A tree; a bush; a tree or plant gen.; great or small. A chandelier. kōṇyā jhāḍācā pālā (Of what tree is he, are you &c., a leaf?) A phrase used of or to in repressing impertinent officiousness.

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jhāḍā (झाडा).—m A close and narrow search. A general clearance (of accounts). Dis- charging the bowels.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Jhāḍa (झाड):—(nm) a bush, shrub; small tree; chandelier; (nf) reprimand, scolding; ~[khaṃḍa] a forest track; brambles; -[jhaṃkhāḍa] bushes and shrubs, abatis; ~[dāra] bushy, shrub by; -[phānūsa] chandelier; ~[baṃdha] abatis; —[pilānā] to administer a reprimand, to scold severely.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Jhaḍa (झड) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Śad.

2) Jhāḍa (झाड) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Jhāṭa.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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