झ The ninth consonant of the Deva Nagara alphabet; the aspirate of the preceding letter, and corresponding in power to Jh.
झ mfn. (
झः झा झं)
1. Asleep, sleeping.
2. Lost, destroyed.
m. (
झः) 1. A name of VRIHASPATI, preceptor of the gods.
2. A name of the chief of the Daityas or demons.
3. Sound or a sort of sound like the splashing of water, or the classing of cymbals, jangling, clanging, &c.
4. High wind.
5. A stray, a thing lost or mislaid.
6. Playing a tune, beating time.
f. (
झा) The descent of a cascade, a water fall.
E. झट to collect, affix
ड.