झोला (jholaa)
noun
A cloth or jute bag with handles, carried over the shoulder or by hand -- the everyday tote of Indian markets and campuses. One straightforward sense.
Sense
1
:
cloth/jute shoulder bag
noun, masculine
Synonyms: बैग (baig), थैला (thailaa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: The झोला (jholaa) is practically an icon of simple living in India -- students sling one over the shoulder to carry books, and it has long been associated with activists, teachers, and the 'jhola-chhaap' (झोला-छाप, jholaa-chhaap) stereotype of a modest, unpretentious person, sometimes used affectionately or mockingly for grassroots doctors or intellectuals who carry one everywhere. Environmentally-conscious shoppers have also revived it as a cloth alternative to plastic bags at the local sabzi mandi (sabzii mandii).
Common Mistakes: 1) झोला (jholaa) specifically suggests a soft, often jute or cloth bag with a simple strap -- not a stiff briefcase or a plastic carry bag, for which बैग (baig) or प्लास्टिक की थैली (plaastik kii thailii) is more natural. 2) थैला (thailaa) overlaps closely but leans slightly more toward a simple sack-like bag (for vegetables, groceries), while झोला (jholaa) often carries a shoulder strap and a sense of everyday, no-frills utility.
Sample Sentences:
वह हमेशा कंधे पर एक झोला लटकाए रहता है।
He always keeps a cloth bag slung over his shoulder.
(vah hameshaa kandhe par ek jholaa latkaae rahtaa hai।)
मैंने अपनी किताबें झोले में रख लीं।
I put my books in the tote bag.
(mainne apnii kitaaben jhole men rakh liin।)
सब्ज़ी मंडी जाते वक्त अपना झोला ज़रूर ले जाना, प्लास्टिक की थैली मत लेना।
Definitely take your cloth bag when you go to the vegetable market, don't take a plastic bag.
(sabzii mandii jaate vakt apnaa jholaa zaroor le jaanaa, plaastik kii thailii mat lenaa।)
क्या तुम मुझे अपना झोला दे सकते हो? मुझे आलू रखने हैं।
Can you give me your bag? I need to put some potatoes in it.
(kyaa tum mujhe apnaa jholaa de sakte ho? mujhe aaloo rakhne hain।)
अगर मुझे पता होता कि बारिश होगी, तो मैं झोले में एक छाता भी रखता।
If I had known it would rain, I would have also put an umbrella in the bag.
(agar mujhe pataa hotaa ki baarish hogii, to main jhole men ek chhaataa bhii rakhtaa।)
स्कूल के दिनों में मेरे पास एक पुराना जूट का झोला हुआ करता था।
Back in my school days, I used to have an old jute bag.
(skool ke dinon men mere paas ek puraanaa joot kaa jholaa huaa kartaa thaa।)
बाज़ार में सूती झोले बहुत सस्ते दामों पर बिक रहे हैं।
Cotton bags are being sold at very cheap prices in the market.
(baazaar men sootii jhole bahut saste daamon par bik rahe hain।)
उसका झोला किताबों और काग़ज़ों से इतना भरा हुआ था कि सिलाई उधड़ गई।
His bag was so full of books and papers that the stitching came undone.
(uskaa jholaa kitaabon aur kaaghzon se itnaa bharaa huaa thaa ki silaaii udhad gaii।)
उन्हें लोग मज़ाक में 'झोला-छाप' कहते थे क्योंकि वे हर जगह वही पुराना झोला लेकर घूमते थे।
People jokingly called him 'jhola-chhaap' because he wandered everywhere carrying that same old bag.
(unhen log mazaak men 'jholaa-chhaap' kahte the kyonki ve har jagah vahii puraanaa jholaa lekar ghoomte the।)
काश मेरे पास भी उतना बड़ा झोला होता, जितनी सामान लाना है।
I wish I had a bag as big as the amount of stuff I need to bring.
(kaash mere paas bhii utnaa badaa jholaa hotaa, jitnii saamaan laanaa hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
झोला
(jholaa)
(sg.m.oblique):
झोले
(jhole)
(pl.m.direct):
झोले
(jhole)
(pl.m.oblique):
झोलों
(jholon)