बोझ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀛 (vojjha), from Sanskrit वह्य (vahya), from Proto-Indo-European *wóǵʰ-yo-s (“fit to be carried”), from *weǵʰ- (“to carry, draw”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /boːd͡ʒʱ/

Noun

बोझ • (bojh) m (Urdu spelling بوجھ)

1. burden, load
2. weight

   Synonym: वज़न (vazan)

Declension

Declension of बोझ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बोझ bojh	बोझ bojh
oblique	बोझ bojh	बोझों bojhõ
vocative	बोझ bojh	बोझो bojho

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बोझ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press