जंगला (janglaa)

noun A grille, lattice, or railing -- a physical structure made of crisscrossed bars or slats, as on a window or balcony.
Sense 1 : window grille / railing / lattice screen
noun, masculine
Synonyms: जाली (jaalii)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Walk through any older Delhi neighborhood and you will see जंगला (janglaa) everywhere -- iron grilles over windows and balconies, both decorative and a practical guard against thieves and monkeys. In many homes it is also common to hear खिड़की का जंगला (khidkii kaa janglaa, 'the window's grille') when describing a specific window's ironwork.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse जंगला (janglaa) with जंगल (jangal, 'forest') because they look and sound similar -- the two are unrelated in meaning. 2) जंगला (janglaa) refers to the physical barred/latticed structure itself (a window grille, a balcony railing), not to the act of fencing something in.
Sample Sentences:
इस खिड़की का जंगला बहुत पुराना हो गया है। The grille of this window has become very old.
(is khidkii kaa janglaa bahut puraanaa ho gayaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बंदरों से बचने के लिए हमने बालकनी में जंगला लगवाया। To protect against monkeys, we got a grille installed on the balcony.
(bandron se bachne ke lie hamne baalaknii men janglaa lagvaayaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मिस्त्री हर हफ्ते जंगले पर रंग करता है ताकि वह जंग न खाए। The mason paints the grille every week so that it does not rust.
(mistrii har haphte jangle par rang kartaa hai taaki vah jang n khaae।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
जंगला बंद कर दो, बारिश का पानी अंदर आ रहा है। Close the grille, rainwater is coming inside.
(janglaa band kar do, baarish kaa paanii andar aa rahaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
पुरानी हवेली के जंगलों पर बहुत सुंदर नक्काशी बनी हुई है। There is very beautiful carving made on the grilles of the old mansion.
(puraanii havelii ke janglon par bahut sundar nakkaashii banii huii hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
अगर यह जंगला मजबूत होता, तो चोर अंदर नहीं आ पाता। If this grille were sturdy, the thief would not have been able to come inside.
(agar yah janglaa majboot hotaa, to chor andar nahiin aa paataa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम इस जंगले को थोड़ा और चौड़ा बनवा सकते हो? Can you get this grille made a little wider?
(kyaa tum is jangle ko thodaa aur chaudaa banvaa sakte ho?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
जंगले के पीछे से बच्चे सड़क पर होते जुलूस को देख रहे थे। From behind the grille, the children were watching the procession happening on the street.
(jangle ke piichhe se bachche sadak par hote juloos ko dekh rahe the।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
कृपया जंगले को खुला न छोड़ें, वरना पंछी अंदर आ जाएँगे। Please do not leave the grille open, otherwise birds will come inside.
(kripyaa jangle ko khulaa n chhoden, varnaa panchhii andar aa jaaenge।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
जंगले से टिककर वह देर तक बाहर की गलियों को निहारती रही। Leaning against the grille, she kept gazing at the lanes outside for a long time.
(jangle se tikkar vah der tak baahar kii galiyon ko nihaartii rahii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): जंगला (janglaa)
(sg.m.oblique): जंगले (jangle)
(pl.m.direct): जंगले (jangle)
(pl.m.oblique): जंगलों (janglon)