मजा

See also: मज्जा

Gamale Kham

Etymology

Borrowed from Nepali मज्जा (majjā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mə.d͡zɐ/

Noun

मजा

1. fun, nice

References

• Wilde, Christopher P. (2016) “मजा”, in Gamale Kham Phonology Revisited, with Devanagari-based Orthography and Lexicon, Asia-Pacific Linguistics

Marathi

Alternative forms

• मज्जा (majjā) (colloquial)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مزه (maza), from Middle Persian m(y)ck' (mazig), from Old Persian [Term?]. Compare Sanskrit महस् (mahas, “pleasure, enjoyment”), Gujarati મજા (majā), Hindi मज़ा (mazā), Bengali মজা (moja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mə.d͡ʑa/

Noun

मजा • (majā) f

1. fun, joy

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “मजा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मजा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press