पिंजरा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• पिंजड़ा (piñjṛā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit पिञ्जर (piñjara, “cage, skeleton”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɪn.d͡ʒɾɑː/, [pɪ̃n.d͡ʒɾäː]

Noun

पिंजरा • (piñjrā) m (Urdu spelling پنجرہ)

1. cage

Declension

Declension of पिंजरा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पिंजरा piñjrā	पिंजरे piñjre
oblique	पिंजरे piñjre	पिंजरों piñjrõ
vocative	पिंजरे piñjre	पिंजरो piñjro

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पिंजरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pañjara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit पिञ्जर (piñjara). Compare Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘽𑘕𑘨𑘰 (pāṃjarā), Gujarati પીંજરું (pī̃jrũ), Punjabi ਪਿੰਜਰਾ (piñjrā), Assamese পিঁজৰা (pĩzora).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pin.d͡zɾa/

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Noun

पिंज़रा • (pinj̈rā) m

1. cage

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “पिंजरा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पिंजरा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “पिंजरा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pañjara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press