माँजा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• मांजा (māñjā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚 (majja), from Sanskrit मद्य (mádya), from Proto-Indo-European *m̥h₂d-yó-s, from *meh₂d- (“to be wet”). Cognate with Marathi माज (māj). Doublet of मद्य (madya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mɑːn.d͡ʒɑː/, [mä̃ːn.d͡ʒäː]

Noun

माँजा • (māñjā) m (Urdu spelling مانجا)

1. foam on the water of the early rains

   Hypernym: झाग (jhāg)

Declension

Declension of माँजा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	माँजा māñjā	माँजे māñje
oblique	माँजे māñje	माँजों māñjõ
vocative	माँजे māñje	माँजो māñjo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “माँजा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mádya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press