English
Jharkhand
Jharkhand comes from Hindi झारखंड.
- Hindic. 1500–presentझारखंडjhārkhaṇḍ
- Englishearliest quotation 2018Jharkhand
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hindic. 1500–presentझारखंडjhārkhaṇḍ
- Englishearliest quotation 2018Jharkhand
Earliest quotation: 2018, Sugam Pokharel, Second teenager allegedly raped and set ablaze within days i: “The first reported attack in Jharkhand took place on…”
The story
Borrowed from Hindi झारखंड (jhārkhaṇḍ): elements meaning "forest region" or "bushland".
Every English word from Hindi झारखंड
Today it means
name A state in eastern India. Capital: Ranchi. Largest city: Jamshedpur.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hindi झारखंड / Jharkhand