ਮੰਜਾਰੁ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਮਾਂਜਾਰੁ (māñjāru)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀭 (majjāra), from Sanskrit मार्जार (mārjāra). Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘦𑘰𑘽𑘕𑘲𑘨 (māṃjīra), Old Hindi मंजार (maṃjāra), Middle Gujarati मंजार, Old Awadhi मंजार (mañjār).

Noun

ਮੰਜਾਰੁ (mañjāru) m

1. cat
   • 1604, Bhagat Kabir, Ādi Granth ang 323:

     ਜਮੁ ਮੰਜਾਰੁ ਕਹਾ ਕਰੈ ਮੋਰ ॥੨॥

     jamu mañjāru kahā karai mora.2.

     • 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

       So what can the cat of death do to me?

Descendants

• Punjabi: ਮਾਂਜਾਰ (māñjār)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਮੰਜਾਰੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 232.
• “ਮੰਜਾਰੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mārjārá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 580