गुञ्जा

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡuɲ.d͡ʑɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɡuɲ.d͡ʑɑː/

Noun

गुञ्जा • (guñjā) stem, f

1. jequirity bean, rosary pea, crab's eye (Abrus precatorius)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of गुञ्जा (guñjā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	गुञ्जा guñjā	गुञ्जे guñje	गुञ्जाः guñjāḥ
Vocative	गुञ्जे guñje	गुञ्जे guñje	गुञ्जाः guñjāḥ
Accusative	गुञ्जाम् guñjām	गुञ्जे guñje	गुञ्जाः guñjāḥ
Instrumental	गुञ्जया / गुञ्जा¹ guñjayā / guñjā¹	गुञ्जाभ्याम् guñjābhyām	गुञ्जाभिः guñjābhiḥ
Dative	गुञ्जायै guñjāyai	गुञ्जाभ्याम् guñjābhyām	गुञ्जाभ्यः guñjābhyaḥ
Ablative	गुञ्जायाः / गुञ्जायै² guñjāyāḥ / guñjāyai²	गुञ्जाभ्याम् guñjābhyām	गुञ्जाभ्यः guñjābhyaḥ
Genitive	गुञ्जायाः / गुञ्जायै² guñjāyāḥ / guñjāyai²	गुञ्जयोः guñjayoḥ	गुञ्जानाम् guñjānām
Locative	गुञ्जायाम् guñjāyām	गुञ्जयोः guñjayoḥ	गुञ्जासु guñjāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Pali: guñjā
• Prakrit: 𑀕𑀼𑀁𑀚𑀸 (guṃjā)
  • Assamese: কুঁচি (kũsi)
  • Bengali: কুঁচ (kũc)
  • Hindustani: kū̃c
    • Hindi: कूँच
    • Urdu: کُون٘چ
  • Marathi: गुंज (gũj̈), गुंजडा (gũj̈ḍā)
  • Odia: ଗୁଇଁଜ୍ (guĩj)
• → Bengali: গুঞ্জা (gunja) (learned)
• → Hindustani: guñjā (learned)
  • Hindi: गुंजा
  • Urdu: گنجا

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “गुञ्जा”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “guñjā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press