झुंजणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘕𑘳𑘖𑘜𑘹 (jujhaṇe), from 𑘕𑘳𑘽𑘖𑘜𑘹 (juṃjhaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀇 (jujjhaï), from Sanskrit युध्यते (yúdhyate). Related to झुंज (jhuñja). Compare Gujarati ઝૂઝવું (jhūjhvũ), Hindustani جُوجْھنَا (jūjhnā) / जूझना (jūjhnā), Punjabi ਜੂਝਣਾ (jūjhṇā) / جُوجھݨا (jūjhṇā), Odia ଜୁଜ୍ଝିବା (jujjhibā), Bengali জুঝা (jujha), Assamese যুঁজা (zũza).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /d͡zʱun.d͡zə.ɳe/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /d͡zʱun.d͡zə.ɳə/

Verb

झुंजणे • (jhuñjṇe) (intransitive)

1. to fight

   Synonym: लढणे (laḍhṇe)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “झुंजणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “झुंजणें,_झुजणें,_झुझणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “झुंज-झ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yúdhyatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press