As a Hindi name
झम्प · jhamp · s.m.
A jump, spring; a plunge; a sally — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 406
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a jump (˚paṃ, or ˚pāṃ [; ] √ dā, to make a jump ifc. )
Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "jhampa" is the vocative of "jhampā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine and the masculine — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
jhampa m. f. a jump (˚paṃ, [Hit.] or ˚pāṃ [HPariś.; Rājat. vii; Siṃhās. xv, 4/5; xxi, 1/2] √ dā, to make a jump ifc. Kathās. lxi, 91), Vcar. xvi.
jhampa mf. (-mpaḥ-mpā) Jumping, springing, plunging. E. jhaṃ imitative sound, and pata to fall, affix ḍa.
jhampā f. of ˚pa, q.v.
Alternative readings
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