Tamil

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian ماضی (māzī), from Arabic مَاضِي (māḍī). Cognate with Gujarati માજી (mājī), Kannada ಮಾಜಿ (māji), Marathi माजी (mājī), Hindi माज़ी (māzī), and Telugu మాజీ- (mājī-).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maːd͡ʑɪ/, [maːd͡ʑi]

Adjective

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மாஜி (māji)

  1. former, previous, ex-, past
    Synonyms: முந்தின (muntiṉa), முன்னாள் (muṉṉāḷ)
    அவள் என் மாஜி காதலி
    avaḷ eṉ māji kātali
    She is my ex-lover
  2. late, deceased

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