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jhola

jhola noun: a cloth sling bag, usually one considered cheap or simple.

Noun

jhola (plural jholas)

  1. (South-Asia) a cloth sling bag, usually one considered cheap or simple
    • Both would join in and chime, "Anaro, why do you always carry this jhola?" “ I carry this jhola to stash away the things I steal! I stow away your miserable things in this! Ask them , if I do not carry a jhola, just where do I keep my matches, bidis and small change?2001, M. Bhagat, Anaro and Other Stories, Orient Blackswan, →ISBN, page 25
    • Lenin has left his jhola behind. I shall return it to him when I see him next. It's filthy; maybe I should wash or dryclean it before that.2013 January 21, Namita Gokhale, Priya: In Incredible Indyaa, Penguin UK, →ISBN

Forms of jhola

pluraljholas

Origin of jhola

Compare Hindi झोला (jholā), झूला (jhūlā); Nepali झोला (jholā); Bengali ঝোলা (jhōla); Punjabi ਝੋਲ਼ਾ (jhoḷā).

Words formed from jhola

  • jhola chhap
  • jholawala

Questions about jhola

What does jhola mean?
Jhola means a cloth sling bag, usually one considered cheap or simple.
What part of speech is jhola?
Jhola is a noun.
What is the plural of jhola?
The plural of jhola is jholas.

Words near jhola in the dictionary

  1. Jhingade
  2. jhinn
  3. jhit
  4. jhits
  5. Jhn.
  6. jhola
  7. jholas
  8. Jhongjheng
  9. Jhongli
  10. Jhongsha
  11. Jhongshan

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