Word Meaning
झाँका
jhaanka
hiverb
Meaning
Peeped, peered, showed its face, or shone briefly.
Detailed Meaning
Literally meaning to peek, glance covertly, or peer through an opening, here it carries the poetic sense of the sun emerging or showing its face. In this verse, the sun is personified as being too embarrassed by the beloved's surpassing radiance to ever peek out at the world again.
Etymology
Derived from Old Indo-Aryan / Middle Indo-Aryan Prakrit roots relating to looking stealthily or suddenly.
Usage
In ghazal aesthetics, it frequently personifies celestial bodies or the elusive beloved making a hesitant, brief appearance.
Examples
The morning light merely peeped through the window.
A hidden face peered from behind the drawn curtain.
Synonyms
ताकादेखानिहारा
Related Words
झाँकनाझाँकीझरोखा