Jheel
//d͡ʒiːl// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A pond, marsh, lake or similar wetland area, usually with significant vegetation providing shelter and/or food to a variety of aquatic and semi-aquatic animal species. India
"In Spring, it is ablaze with roses; in Summer, the roses die and the hot winds blow from the hills; in Autumn, the white mists from the jhils cover the place as with water, and in Winter the frosts nip everything young and tender to earth-level."
Example
More examples"In Spring, it is ablaze with roses; in Summer, the roses die and the hot winds blow from the hills; in Autumn, the white mists from the jhils cover the place as with water, and in Winter the frosts nip everything young and tender to earth-level."
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani جھیل (jhel) / झील (jhīl).
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