पलक

पलक

Eyelash.

Here, 'पलक' is used as part of the noun 'पलकें', referring to eyelids.

उसने अपने पलकें झपकाएँ।

She blinked her eyelids.

Here, 'पलक' is used to refer to the figurative phrase signifying quickness.

पलक झपकते ही उसने जवाब दिया।

She replied in the blink of an eye.

Here, 'पलक' is metaphorically used to describe the canopy of the forest as covering like eyelids.

घने जंगल की पलकें सूर्य की किरणों को छिपा देती हैं।

The thick forest’s canopy hides the sunlight.