मांजर

Marathi

Etymology

नपुसकलिंग (napusakliṅga): मांजरू n (māñjrū)
पुल्लिंग (pulliṅga): मांजर m (māñjar)
स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga): मांजरी f (māñjrī)

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘰𑘽𑘕𑘱𑘨 (māṃjira), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀸𑀭 (maṃjāra), from Sanskrit मार्जार (mārjāra). Cognate to Konkani माजर (māzar), Gujarati મંજાર (mañjār), Hindi मँजार (mañjār), मंजार (mañjār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /man.d͡zəɾ/

Noun

मांजर • (māñjar) n

1. (any gender) cat

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मांजर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मांजर”, 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) “मांजर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “मांजर”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mārjārá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press