Prawn in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “prawn” in Hindi is झींगा, pronounced jhinaga — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀛𑀺𑀗 (jhiṅa), 𑀛𑀺𑀗𑀸 (jhiṅā), from a non-Aryan substrate language, from which Sanskrit गाङ्गट (gāṅgaṭa, “shrimp”), कर्कट (karkaṭa, “crab”) and चिङ्गटि (ciṅgaṭi, “shrimp, crab, cricket”) were also probably borrowed.
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