English
jali
Jali comes from Gujarati જાળી ‘net’, and goes back to Sanskrit जालिका.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEजालिका
- Gujaratimodernજાળીjāḷī‘net’
- Englishearliest quotation 2024jali
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEजालिका
- Gujaratimodernજાળીjāḷī‘net’
- Englishearliest quotation 2024jali
Earliest quotation: 2024, Sharmin Khan, Kheir Al-Kodmany: “The main purpose of jali is to control light,…”
Every English word from Sanskrit जालिका
Today it means
noun A stone screen, perforated or latticed, usually with a geometrical ornamental pattern, used in Indian and Islamic architecture as a climate-controlling element.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit जालिका / jali