Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀺𑀓 (*majjhika).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mɑːn.d͡ʒʱiː/, [mä̃ːn.d͡ʒʱiː]

Noun edit

माँझी (māñjhīm

  1. sailor, boatman
    Synonym: जहाज़ी (jahāzī)

Declension edit

References edit

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*majjhika”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press