सांज

See also: सज़ा, साज़, सीजः, and सूजी

Konkani

Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 (saṃjhā), from Sanskrit संध्या (saṃdhyā). Compare Marathi सांज (sāñja), Hindustani سَان٘جھ (sāñjh) / साँझ (sāñjh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑːnd͡z/

Noun

सांज • (sāñj) (Latin script sanz, Kannada script ಸಾಂಜ)

1. evening

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘭𑘰𑘽𑘕 (sāñj̈a), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 (saṃjhā), from Sanskrit संध्या (saṃdhyā). Compare Assamese সাঁজ (xãz), Gujarati સાંજ (sā̃j), Hindustani سَان٘جھ (sāñjh) / साँझ (sāñjh), Konkani सांज (sāñj), Kannada ಸಂಜೆ (sañje), Maithili साँझ (sā̃jh) / 𑒮𑒰𑒿𑒗 (sā̃jha), Nepali साँझ (sā̃jh), Punjabi ਸੰਝ (sañjh) / سَنجھ (sanjh), ਸਾਂਝ (sāñjh) / سانجھ (sānjh), Sindhi سَانجها / सांझा, سَانجهيِ / सांझी, Sinhalese සැන්දැ (sændæ), සැඳෑ (sæⁿdǣ), හැන්දෑව (hændǣwa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sand͡z/

Noun

सांज • (sāñj̈) f

1. (poetic) evening (dialectal)

   Synonyms: संध्याकाळ (sandhyākāḷ), सायंकाळ (sāyaṅkāḷ)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “सांज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “सांज”, 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) “सांज”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “saṁdhyāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press