झोली jhōlī

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

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This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

Hindi · n. · f.

Earlier definition

Definition

A small bag, any cloth stretched out to collect something, begging bag.
A bag, sack, pouch, wallet.

Usual translation

  1. apron

Origin of the definition

झोली jhōlī jholi: (nf) a small bag; any cloth stretched out to collect something; begging bag; —फैलाना to beg; to seek a favour; —में डालना to give away, to donate.

झोली jholī [*jhola-1: Pk. jholiā-], f. 1. a bag, sack (cf. 1झोला). 2. a pouch, wallet. 3. the loose portion of a garment (held out to receive sthg.). — ~ डालना, or फैलाना, to hold out the skirt of one's garment (as to receive alms). ~ भरना, to give alms, &c. (to, की).

H جهولي झोली jholī [S. झौलिका; prob. a Prk. form fr. rt. व्हल्], s.f. A bag, sack, pouch, wallet; — pendulous belly (of an ox, &c.); — a sheet used as a fan in winnowing ( = jhūlī, q.v.); a trick in wrestling: — jholī ćhoṛnā, v.n. To get or have a pendulous belly, to grow fat: — jholī-dār, adj. Furnished with a bag or pouch; (in Bot. and Anat.) saccate.

Usage in the murlis

Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

333 occurrences

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Avyakts

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Mamma

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Created
Wednesday 19 August 2020
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