Punjabi

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Etymology

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Feminine of مَنْجا (manjā), inherited from Sanskrit मञ्च (mañca).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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مَنْجی (manjīf (Gurmukhi spelling ਮੰਜੀ)

  1. a charpoy (a traditional bedstead).
    Synonyms: گھاٹ (ghāṭ), چار پائی (cār pā'ī)

Declension

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Declension of منجی
dir. sg. مَنْجی (manjī)
dir. pl. مَنْجِیاں (manjīyāṉ)
singular plural
direct مَنْجی (manjī) مَنْجِیاں (manjīyāṉ)
oblique مَنْجی (manjī) مَنْجِیاں (manjīyāṉ)
vocative مَنْجِیے (manjiye) مَنْجِیو (manjīv)
ablative مَنْجِیوں (manjīvṉ) مَنْجِیاں (manjīyāṉ)
locative
instrumental

Further reading

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  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “منجی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਮੰਜੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mañca”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 556