गंजा

Hindi

Etymology

Likely from late Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀁𑀚 (*gaṃja). Compare Punjabi ਗੰਜਾ (gañjā), Kothgarhi [Term?] (ganj̈ɔ, “bald-headed”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡən.d͡ʒɑː/, [ɡɐ̃n.d͡ʒäː]

Adjective

गंजा • (gañjā)

1. bald, hairless

Declension

Declension of गंजा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	गंजा gañjā	गंजे gañje	गंजी gañjī	गंजी gañjī
oblique	गंजे gañje	गंजे gañje	गंजी gañjī	गंजी gañjī
vocative	गंजे gañje	गंजे gañje	गंजी gañjī	गंजी gañjī

Noun

गंजा • (gañjā) m

1. baldness, hair loss

   Synonym: गंज रोग (gañj rog)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• गंज (gañj)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “गंजा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “गंजा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “गंजा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गंजा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press