गरज
See also: गिरजा
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit गर्जन (garjana).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
गरज • (garaj) f (Urdu spelling گَرَج)
Declension edit
Declension of गरज (fem cons-stem)
Related terms edit
- गरजना (garajnā)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गरज”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian غرض (ğaraz), from Arabic غَرَض (ḡaraḍ). Compare Gujarati ગરજ (garaj), Hindi ग़रज़ (ġaraz), Punjabi ਗਰਜ਼ (garaz) / غَرض (ġarẓ), Bengali গরজ (goroj).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
गरज • (garaj) f
- need, want
- मला पैशाची गरज आहे.
- malā paiśācī garaj āhe.
- I need money.
- (literally, “To me there is a need of money”)
- necessity, exigency
References edit
- Berntsen, Maxine, “गरज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गरज”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “गरज”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “गरज”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).