गुज

See also: गज, गज़, ग़ज़ा, गजो, गजः, गांजा, and गाँजा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘐𑘳𑘕 (guja), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀛 (gujjha), from Sanskrit गुह्य (gúhya). Compare Gujarati ગૂજ (gūj), Old Gujarati गूझ (gūjha), गोझ (gojha), Hindustani گُجّھا (gujjhā) / गुझा (gujhā), گُجِھی (gujhī) / गुझी (gujhī), Sindhi ڳُجهَہ / ॻुझ ڳُجُهہ / ॻुझु, ڳُجهو / ॻझो, Punjabi ਗੁੱਝ (gujjha) / گُجّھ (gujjh), ਗੁੱਝਾ (gujjhā) / گُجّھا (gujjhā), Old Punjabi ਗੁਝਾ (gujhā /⁠gujjhā⁠/), Marwari गूझ (gūjh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡud͡z/, [ɡuːd͡z]

Noun

गुज • (guj) n

1. secret

   Synonym: रहस्य (rahasya)

Further reading

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गूज”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 242
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “गुज”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 993.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gúhya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 226