jheel

J8H4E1E1L1
/d͡ʒiːl/

noun

A pond, marsh, lake or similar wetland area, usually with significant vegetation providing shelter and/or food to a variety of aquatic and semi-aquatic animal species.

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Meanings

jheel1

nounjheel (plural jheels)

plural jheels · alternative bheel · alternative jeel · alternative jhil

  1. IndiaA pond, marsh, lake or similar wetland area, usually with significant vegetation providing shelter and/or food to a variety of aquatic and semi-aquatic animal species.

Jheel2

proper noun
  1. A female given name used in India.

Origin

jheel · noun

  1. Hindustani
  2. Englishjheel

Borrowed from Hindustani झील (jhīl) / جھیل (jhīl).

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Jheel · proper noun

  1. Hindiझील“lake”
  2. EnglishJheel

Borrowed from Hindi झील (jhīl, “lake”).

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Translations

Hindi झील
  • झील (jhīl)female given name

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

jheel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jheel

MLA

“jheel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jheel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jheel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jheel.

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