Jhala, Jhaḷa, Jhalā: 11 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Jhaḷa can be transliterated into English as Jhala or Jhalia, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

Jain philosophy

Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra Suri

Jhāḻa (झाḻअ) (Gujarati; in Sanskrit: Jvālā) refers to a “flame”, as occurring in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 278, l. 8]—‘Aṅgāra’ (Gujarati Aṅgāro) means a charcoal, ‘Murmura’ chaff-fire, and ‘Jvālā’ (Gujarati ‘Jhāḻa’) flame. ‘Murmura’ occurs m Vol. II, p. 185, l. 28 and ‘Mummura’ its Pāiya (Prakrit) equivalent in Sūyagaḍa (V, i, 10).

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

jhaḷa (झळ).—f jhaḷaī f (jhalā S) A hot blast of air. 2 A coup de soleil. v khā, lāga, bādha, basa.

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jhaḷa (झळ).—f Waste of metals on being heated. 2 Deficit or loss (in trade).

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jhāla (झाल).—f An edged and shallow bamboo-basket used in marriages. Lights, fruits &c. are placed in it; certain rites of worship are performed to it; and finally it is presented to the mother of the bridegroom. 2 W The pendulous flowering and fruitage of the tree suramāḍa. 3 A foot-mat made of this. 4 m A gōṇḍā or tassel of hair fastened upon the horns of leading bullocks. 5 f Springing into the lap or arms of;--as a child does. v ṭāka. Springing overfar (as over the boundary-line), to throw the marble &c. v khā. A term at play. Springing forward in anger. v . Staggering or reeling.v .

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jhāla (झाल).—a (Jhal.) Commonly jahāla.

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

jhaḷa (झळ).—f jhaḷaī f A hot blast of air. A coup de soleil.

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jhaḷa (झळ).—f Waste of metals on being heated. Deficit or loss.

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jhāla (झाल).—f An edged and shallow bamboo- basket used in marriages. Springing forward in anger. v .

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jhalā (झला).—

1) A girl, daughter.

2) Sunshine, glittering light, splendour.

3) A cricket.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jhalā (झला).—f.

(-lā) 1. A daughter, a girl. 2. Sunshine, splendour, brilliant or glistering light. 3. A cricket; also jhālā.

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Jhālā (झाला).—f.

(-lā) See jhalā.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Jhalā (झला):—f. a girl, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) sun-heat, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) (= jhillī) a cricket (also jhālā, [Horace H. Wilson]), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) Jhālā (झाला):—f. = jhalā, a cricket, [Horace H. Wilson]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Jhalā (झला):—(lā) 1. f. A daughter; sunshine, splendour; a cricket.

2) Jhālā (झाला):—(lā) 1. f. Vide jhalā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Jhala in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Jhāla (झाल) [Also spelled jhal]:—(nm) a solder; soldering/welding.

2) Jhālā (झाला):—(nm) a rhythmic pattern of instrumental music.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Jhaḷa (ಝಳ):—

1) [noun] the quality of being brilliant; great brightness; brilliance.

2) [noun] great warmth; the heat of the sunlight; sultriness.

3) [noun] (fig.) the scorching effect, hardship, difficulty as a result of one’s action, words, etc.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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