Punjabi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit मज्जन् (majjan). Doublet of ਮਿਜ (mij), ਮੰਜਾ (mañjā), and ਮਿੱਝ (mijjha).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਭੇੱਜਾ (bhejjām (Shahmukhi spelling بھیجا)

  1. (anatomy) brain; marrow

Declension

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Declension of ਭੇੱਜਾ
dir. sg. ਭੇੱਜਾ (bhejjā)
dir. pl. ਭੇੱਜੇ (bhejje)
singular plural
direct ਭੇੱਜਾ (bhejjā) ਭੇੱਜੇ (bhejje)
oblique ਭੇੱਜੇ (bhejje) ਭੇੱਜਿਆਂ (bhejjiā̃)
vocative ਭੇੱਜਿਆ (bhejjiā) ਭੇੱਜਿਓ (bhejjio)
ablative ਭੇੱਜਿਓਂ (bhejjiõ)
locative ਭੇੱਜੇ (bhejje)
instrumental ਭੇੱਜੇ (bhejje)

References

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  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਭੇੱਜਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.