झ्याल

Nepali

Etymology

Ultimately from Classical Newar 𑐗𑑂𑐫𑐵𑐮 (jhyāla). Compare Modern Newar झ्याः (jhyā:).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [d͡zʱjäl]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: झ्याल्

Noun

झ्याल • (jhyāl)

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References
  • Boyd Michailovsky (2005), "On the Etymology of Nepali jhyal", published in Nepalese Linguistics, Vol. 24, 2009, pp. 165-168.
  • “झ्याल”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “झ्याल”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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