ਮੱਝ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਮੱਝੀ (majjhī)
• ਮੰਝ (mañjh) — dialectal (Jatki)

Etymology

Compare Pahari-Potwari ਮਾਂਝ (māñjh), Saraiki मंझ (mañjh), Sanskrit महा (mahā, “buffalo”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /mə˩˥.d͡ʒːᵊ/

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Noun

ਮੱਝ • (majjha) f (masculine ਝੋਟਾ, Shahmukhi spelling مجھ)

1. water buffalo (adult female)

   Synonym: (Malwai) ਮ੍ਹੈਂਸ (mhains)

Declension

Declension of ਮੱਝ

	singular	plural
direct	ਮੱਝ (majjha)	ਮੱਝਾਂ (majjhā̃)
oblique	ਮੱਝ (majjha)	ਮੱਝਾਂ (majjhā̃)
vocative	ਮੱਝੇ (majjhe)	ਮੱਝੋ (majjho)
ablative	ਮੱਝੋਂ (majjhõ)	ਮੱਝਿਆੰ (majjhiā̃)
locative	ਮੱਝੇ (majjhe)	ਮੱਝੀਂ (majjhī̃)
instrumental	ਮੱਝੇ (majjhe)	ਮੱਝੀਂ (majjhī̃)

References

• “ਮੱਝ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮੱਝ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.