ਝਲਾਂਗ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਝਲਾਂਘਾ (jhalāṅghā), ਝਾਲਾਂਗ (jhālāṅg), ਝਾਲਾਂਘ (jhālāṅgh)

Etymology

From Sanskrit ਝਲਾ (jhalā, “heat of sun”) +‎ ਅਗ੍ਰ (agra, “front”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃə.ˈlä̃ː˩ŋɡə̆/

Noun

ਝਲਾਂਗ • (jhalāṅg) m (Shahmukhi spelling جھلانگ)

  1. ambrosial hours before dawn, first light before sunrise
    Synonyms: ਅਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਵੇਲਾ (amrit velā), ਧੰਮੀ ਵੇਲਾ (dhammī velā)
  • ਮੂੰਹ ਹਨੇਰਾ (mū̃h hanerā, “early morning before light”)

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jhalā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 296
  • “ਝਲਾਂਗ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
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