झूला (jhoolaa)
noun
Primarily a noun meaning a swing or cradle-hammock; it also gives rise to a common verb sense (to swing/rock) used in the intransitive frame. Related to the verb झूलना (jhoolnaa).
Sense
1
:
swing (the play/garden apparatus)
noun, masculine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Every park and many verandahs in Delhi-NCR have a झूला (jhoolaa) -- kids fight over the neighborhood one, and grandparents nap on a slow-swinging one strung up on the porch. It's also the word for the ceremonial swing used for baby Krishna idols during festivals like Janmashtami, so the word carries a soft, nostalgic, homely feel.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse झूला (jhoolaa) with झूलना (jhoolnaa), the verb 'to swing' -- झूला (jhoolaa) is the noun for the object itself, not the action.
Sample Sentences:
पार्क में बच्चे झूले पर झूल रहे हैं।
The children are swinging on the swing in the park.
(paark men bachche jhoole par jhool rahe hain।)
दादाजी बरामदे में झूले पर बैठे हैं।
Grandpa is sitting on the swing on the veranda.
(daadaajii baraamde men jhoole par baithe hain।)
जन्माष्टमी पर कान्हा जी को झूले में सजाया जाता है।
On Janmashtami, little Krishna is decorated in the ceremonial swing.
(janmaashtmii par kaanhaa jii ko jhoole men sajaayaa jaataa hai।)
बच्चों ने झूले के लिए इतना झगड़ा किया कि माली को बीच में आना पड़ा।
The kids fought so much over the swing that the gardener had to step in.
(bachchon ne jhoole ke lie itnaa jhagdaa kiyaa ki maalii ko biich men aanaa padaa।)
अगर बगीचे में झूला होता, तो बच्चे पूरे दिन बाहर ही रहते।
If there were a swing in the garden, the kids would stay outside all day.
(agar bagiiche men jhoolaa hotaa, to bachche poore din baahar hii rahte।)
थोड़ा धीरे झूलो, झूला बहुत तेज़ चल रहा है।
Swing a little slower, the swing is going very fast.
(thodaa dhiire jhoolo, jhoolaa bahut tez chal rahaa hai।)
हो सकता है कि कल तक नया झूला लग जाए।
It's possible the new swing will be installed by tomorrow.
(ho saktaa hai ki kal tak nayaa jhoolaa lag jaae।)
मेले में एक झूला इतना ऊँचा था कि नीचे से भी डर लगता था।
At the fair, one swing ride was so high that it was scary even from below.
(mele men ek jhoolaa itnaa oonchaa thaa ki niiche se bhii dar lagtaa thaa।)
गर्मियों की शामों में हम छत पर झूला डाल लेते थे।
On summer evenings, we used to put up a swing on the terrace.
(garmiyon kii shaamon men ham chhat par jhoolaa daal lete the।)
श्रावण के महीने में सखियाँ झूले पर बैठकर मल्हार गाती हैं।
In the month of Shravan, the maidens sit upon the swing and sing songs of the rains.
(shraavan ke mahiine men sakhiyaan jhoole par baithkar malhaar gaatii hain।)
मुझे उम्मीद है कि कॉलोनी वाले नए झूले जल्दी लगवा देंगे।
I hope the colony residents get new swings installed soon.
(mujhe ummiid hai ki kolonii vaale nae jhoole jaldii lagvaa denge।)
Sense
2
:
cradle / hammock for an infant
noun, masculine
Synonyms: पालना (paalnaa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: In many North Indian homes a baby's झूला (jhoolaa) is a cloth hammock tied between two hooks rather than a Western-style crib -- mothers and grandmothers gently push it while singing lullabies, so the word evokes that rocking, soothing image as much as the object.
Sample Sentences:
बच्चा झूले में सो रहा है।
The baby is sleeping in the cradle.
(bachchaa jhoole men so rahaa hai।)
दादी ने कपड़े का झूला दो हुक में बाँध दिया।
Grandmother tied the cloth hammock between two hooks.
(daadii ne kapde kaa jhoolaa do huk men baandh diyaa।)
माँ लोरी गाते हुए झूले को धीरे-धीरे झुला रही थी।
Singing a lullaby, the mother was gently rocking the cradle.
(maan lorii gaate hue jhoole ko dhiire-dhiire jhulaa rahii thii।)
जब बच्चा रोता है तो हम झूला हिलाते हैं।
When the baby cries, we rock the cradle.
(jab bachchaa rotaa hai to ham jhoolaa hilaate hain।)
कृपया झूले को थोड़ा नीचे कर दो, बच्चे तक हाथ नहीं पहुँच रहा।
Please lower the cradle a bit, my hand isn't reaching the baby.
(kripyaa jhoole ko thodaa niiche kar do, bachche tak haath nahiin pahunch rahaa।)
अगर घर में पंखा तेज़ चले तो झूला अपने आप हिलने लगता है।
If the fan runs fast in the house, the cradle starts swaying on its own.
(agar ghar men pankhaa tez chale to jhoolaa apne aap hilne lagtaa hai।)
काश मेरे पास भी वैसा ही झूला होता जैसा नानी के घर था।
I wish I had a cradle just like the one at my grandmother's house.
(kaash mere paas bhii vaisaa hii jhoolaa hotaa jaisaa naanii ke ghar thaa।)
झूले की डोरी पुरानी हो गई है, इसे बदलना होगा।
The cradle's rope has become old, it will need to be changed.
(jhoole kii dorii puraanii ho gaii hai, ise badalnaa hogaa।)
नए मकान में सबसे पहले बच्चे के लिए झूला टाँगा गया।
In the new house, the cradle for the baby was hung up first of all.
(nae makaan men sabse pahle bachche ke lie jhoolaa taangaa gayaa।)
छत के कमरे में एक पुराना झूला अब भी टँगा हुआ है।
An old cradle still hangs in the upstairs room.
(chhat ke kamre men ek puraanaa jhoolaa ab bhii tangaa huaa hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
झूला
(jhoolaa)
(sg.m.oblique):
झूले
(jhoole)
(pl.m.direct):
झूले
(jhoole)
(pl.m.oblique):
झूलों
(jhoolon)