भाजी

See also: भांजी, भुज, भुज्, भोज, भांजा, and भेजा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀺𑀆 (bhajjiā), from Sanskrit भर्जित (bharjita).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱɑː.d͡ʒiː/, [bʱäː.d͡ʒiː]

Noun

भाजी • (bhājī) f (Urdu spelling بھاجی)

1. vegetables, greens (especially fried)

   Synonym: सब्ज़ी (sabzī) (more common)

2. bhaji

Declension

Declension of भाजी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भाजी bhājī	भाजियाँ bhājiyā̃
oblique	भाजी bhājī	भाजियों bhājiyõ
vocative	भाजी bhājī	भाजियो bhājiyo

Descendants

• English: bhaji
• >? Guyanese Creole English: baaji

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भाजी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 764
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bharjita”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀪𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀺𑀆 (bhajjiā), from Sanskrit भर्जित (bharjita). Related to Old Marathi भर्जिक (bharjika). Compare with Gujarati ભાજી (bhājī), Sindhi ڀَاڄِي / भाॼी (bhāj̈ī).

Pronunciation

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Noun

भाजी • (bhājī) f

1. bhaji

Declension

Declension of भाजी (fem ī-stem)
direct singular	भाजी bhājī
direct plural	भाज्या bhājyā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	भाजी bhājī		भाज्या bhājyā
oblique सामान्यरूप	भाजी bhājī		भाज्यां- bhājyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	भाजीला bhājīlā		भाज्यांना bhājyānnā
ergative	भाजीने, भाजीनं bhājīne, bhājīna		भाज्यांनी bhājyānnī
instrumental	भाजीशी bhājīśī		भाज्यांशी bhājyānśī
locative सप्तमी	भाजीत bhājīt		भाज्यांत bhājyāt
vocative संबोधन	भाजी bhājī		भाज्यांनो bhājyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of भाजी (fem ī-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	भाजीचा bhājīċā	भाजीचे bhājīċe	भाजीची bhājīcī	भाजीच्या bhājīcā	भाजीचे, भाजीचं bhājīċe, bhājīċa	भाजीची bhājīcī	भाजीच्या bhājīcā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	भाज्यांचा bhājyānċā	भाज्यांचे bhājyānċe	भाज्यांची bhājyāñcī	भाज्यांच्या bhājyāncā	भाज्यांचे, भाज्यांचं bhājyānċe, bhājyānċa	भाज्यांची bhājyāñcī	भाज्यांच्या bhājyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• पाव भाजी (pāv bhājī)

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “भाजी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bharjita”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press