Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian مزه (maza).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਮਜਾ (majām (Shahmukhi spelling مزه)

  1. taste, tastefulness, relish, flavour
  2. pleasure, enjoyment

Declension

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Declension of ਮਜਾ
dir. sg. ਮਜਾ (majā)
dir. pl. ਮਜੇ (maje)
singular plural
direct ਮਜਾ (majā) ਮਜੇ (maje)
oblique ਮਜੇ (maje) ਮਜਿਆਂ (majiā̃)
vocative ਮਜਿਆ (majiā) ਮਜਿਓ (majio)
ablative ਮਜਿਓਂ (majiõ)
locative ਮਜੇ (maje)
instrumental ਮਜੇ (maje)

References

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  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮਜਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.