ਮੰਝ
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Punjabi
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit मध्य (madhya). Doublet of ਮੰਝਲਾ (mañjhlā), ਮਾਝ (mājh), ਮੰਝਾਰ (mañjhār), and ਮਾਝਾ (mājhā). Compare Pahari-Potwari ਮਾਂਝ (māñjh), Saraiki मंझ (mañjh).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): [mə̃˩˥.d͡ʒᵊ]
Noun
[edit]ਮੰਝ • (mañjh) f (Shahmukhi spelling مَن٘جھ)
- the middle of the body
- a waistcloth
- a hoe for weeding
Etymology 2
[edit]Compare Pahari-Potwari ਮਾਂਝ (māñjh), Saraiki मंझ (mañjh). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ਮੰਝ • (mañjh) f (masculine ਸਾਨ੍ਹ, Shahmukhi spelling مَن٘جھ)
- (Jatki) water buffalo (adult female)
Declension
[edit]Declension of ਮੰਝ | ||
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dir. sg. | ਮੰਝ (mañjh) | |
dir. pl. | ਮੰਝਾਂ (mañjhā̃) | |
singular | plural | |
direct | ਮੰਝ (mañjh) | ਮੰਝਾਂ (mañjhā̃) |
oblique | ਮੰਝ (mañjh) | ਮੰਝਾਂ (mañjhā̃) |
vocative | ਮੰਝੇ (mañjhe) | ਮੰਝੋ (mañjho) |
ablative | ਮੰਝੋਂ (mañjhõ) | ਮੰਝਿਆੰ (mañjhiā̃) |
locative | ਮੰਝੇ (mañjhe) | ਮੰਝੀਂ (mañjhī̃) |
instrumental | ਮੰਝੇ (mañjhe) | ਮੰਝੀਂ (mañjhī̃) |
References
[edit]- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮੰਝ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.