गुञ्जा

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡuɲ.d͡ʑɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡuɲ.d͡ʑɑː/

Noun

गुञ्जा • (guñjā) stem, f

1. jequirity bean, rosary pea, crab's eye (Abrus precatorius)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of गुञ्जा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	गुञ्जा (guñjā)	गुञ्जे (guñje)	गुञ्जाः (guñjāḥ)
vocative	गुञ्जे (guñje)	गुञ्जे (guñje)	गुञ्जाः (guñjāḥ)
accusative	गुञ्जाम् (guñjām)	गुञ्जे (guñje)	गुञ्जाः (guñjāḥ)
instrumental	गुञ्जया (guñjayā) गुञ्जा¹ (guñjā¹)	गुञ्जाभ्याम् (guñjābhyām)	गुञ्जाभिः (guñjābhiḥ)
dative	गुञ्जायै (guñjāyai)	गुञ्जाभ्याम् (guñjābhyām)	गुञ्जाभ्यः (guñjābhyaḥ)
ablative	गुञ्जायाः (guñjāyāḥ) गुञ्जायै² (guñjāyai²)	गुञ्जाभ्याम् (guñjābhyām)	गुञ्जाभ्यः (guñjābhyaḥ)
genitive	गुञ्जायाः (guñjāyāḥ) गुञ्जायै² (guñjāyai²)	गुञ्जयोः (guñjayoḥ)	गुञ्जानाम् (guñjānām)
locative	गुञ्जायाम् (guñjāyām)	गुञ्जयोः (guñjayoḥ)	गुञ्जासु (guñjāsu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Pali: guñjā
• Prakrit: 𑀕𑀼𑀁𑀚𑀸 (guṃjā)
  • Assamese: কুঁচি (kũsi)
  • Bengali: কুঁচ (kũc)
  • Hindustani: kū̃c
    • Hindi: कूँच
    • Urdu: کُون٘چ
  • Marathi: गुंज (gũj̈), गुंजडा (gũj̈ḍā)
  • Odia: ଗୁଇଁଜ୍ (guĩj)
• → Bengali: গুঞ্জা (gunja) (learned)
• → Hindustani: guñjā (learned)
  • Hindi: गुंजा
  • Urdu: گنجا

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “गुञ्जा”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “guñjā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press