ਮੰਝ
Punjabi edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Sanskrit मध्य (madhya). Doublet of ਮੰਝਲਾ (mañjhlā), ਮਾਝ (mājh), ਮੰਝਾਰ (mañjhār), and ਮਾਝਾ (mājhā). Compare Pahari-Potwari ਮਾਂਝ (māñjh), Saraiki मंझ.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): [mə̃˩˥.d͡ʒᵊ]
Noun edit
ਮੰਝ • (mañjh) f (Shahmukhi spelling مَن٘جھ)
- the middle of the body
- a waistcloth
- a hoe for weeding
Etymology 2 edit
Compare Pahari-Potwari ਮਾਂਝ (māñjh), Saraiki मंझ. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ਮੰਝ • (mañjh) f (masculine ਸਾਨ੍ਹ, Shahmukhi spelling مَن٘جھ)
- (Jatki) water buffalo (adult female)
Declension edit
| Declension of ਮੰਝ | ||
|---|---|---|
| dir. sg. | ਮੰਝ (mañjh) | |
| dir. pl. | ਮੰਝਾਂ (mañjhā̃) | |
| singular | plural | |
| direct | ਮੰਝ (mañjh) | ਮੰਝਾਂ (mañjhā̃) |
| oblique | ਮੰਝ (mañjh) | ਮੰਝਾਂ (mañjhā̃) |
| vocative | ਮੰਝੇ (mañjhe) | ਮੰਝੋ (mañjho) |
| ablative | ਮੰਝੋਂ (mañjhõ) | — |
| locative | ਮੰਝੇ (mañjhe) | ਮੰਝੀਂ (mañjhī̃) |
| instrumental | ਮੰਝੇ (mañjhe) | ਮੰਝੀਂ (mañjhī̃) |
References edit
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮੰਝ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.