मंजा
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan, e.g. Punjabi ਮੰਜਾ (mañjā), from Prakrit मंच (maṃca, “platform, bed”), from Sanskrit मञ्च (mañca, “platform, seat, couch, stage”). Doublet of माँचा (mā̃cā) and मंचा (mañcā, “bed, platform”), the native inherited terms, and मंच (mañc, “stage”), a tatsama.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /mən.d͡ʒɑː/, [mɐ̃n.d͡ʒäː]
Noun
मंजा • (mañjā) m (Urdu spelling منجا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मंजा mañjā |
मंजे mañje |
| oblique | मंजे mañje |
मंजों mañjõ |
| vocative | मंजे mañje |
मंजो mañjo |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “मंजा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मंजा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press