Definition/Meaning of jheel

• English - Noun: jheel ( plural jheels ) ( India ) 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 .
• English - Etymology: Hindi झील ( jhīl ).
• English - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /dʒiːl/, /dʒʱiːl/ [[Category:IPA pronunciations with invalid IPA characters|/,/WIPAHU]]
• English - References: http://usgs.wildlifeinformation.org/S/00Ref/KeywordsContents/J/jheel.htm http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jheel http://dict.hinkhoj.com/words/meaning-of-JHEEL-in-hindi. html http://www.wordnik.com/words/jheel