ज्वलंत
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit ज्वलन्त (jvalanta).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒʋə.lənt̪/, [d͡ʒʋɐ.lɐ̃n̪t̪]
Adjective
ज्वलंत • (jvalant)
- blazing, flaming, burning
- glowing, radiant
- (figurative) burning, urgent, pressing (e.g., of a question or issue)
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “ज्वलंत”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1816
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “ज्वलंत”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 252
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ज्वलंत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 385
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “ज्वलंत”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 248.