पिंजरा
Hindi edit
Alternative forms edit
- पिंजड़ा (piñjṛā)
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit पिञ्जर (piñjara, “cage, skeleton”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
पिंजरा • (piñjrā) m (Urdu spelling پنجرہ)
Declension edit
Declension of पिंजरा (masc ā-stem)
References edit
- 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 edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Sanskrit पिञ्जर (piñjara). Compare Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘽𑘕𑘨𑘰 (pāṃjarā), Gujarati પીંજરું (pī̃jrũ), Punjabi ਪਿੰਜਰਾ (piñjrā), Assamese পিঁজৰা (pĩzora).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
पिंज़रा • (pinj̈rā) m
References edit
- 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