माँज

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 f (majjā), from Sanskrit मज्जा m (majjā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *maźźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mazǰʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰ-ḗn ~ *m̥sgʰ-nés, from *mosgʰos +‎ *-ḗn. Related to भेजा (bhejā). Doublet of मज्जा (majjā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mɑːnd͡ʒ/, [mä̃ːnd͡ʒ]

Noun

माँज • (māñj) m

1. (regional, archaic) pus, matter

Declension

Declension of माँज (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	माँज māñj	माँज māñj
oblique	माँज māñj	माँजों māñjõ
vocative	माँज māñj	माँजो māñjo

References

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