आजा

Bhojpuri

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚 (ajja), from Sanskrit आर्यक (āryaka).

Noun

आजा (ājā) m (Kaithi 𑂄𑂔𑂰)

  1. paternal grandfather

Descendants

  • Caribbean Hindustani: aja
  • Fiji Hindi: aaja

Further reading

  • Arjun Tiwari (2019), “आजा”, in भोजपुरी-हिंदी शब्दकोश [Bhojpuri-Hindi Dictionary]‎[1] (in Hindi), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh: University Publications, page 22
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “āryaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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