𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मञ्जूषा (mañjūṣā), ultimately of Dravidian origin. Compare Pali mañjūsā.

Noun

𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸 (maṃjūsā) f (Devanagari मंजूसा, Kannada ಮಂಜೂಸಾ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. box, chest

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸 (maṃjūsā)	𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸𑀑 (maṃjūsāo) or 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸𑀉 (maṃjūsāu) or 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸 (maṃjūsā)
Accusative	𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀁 (maṃjūsaṃ)	𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸𑀑 (maṃjūsāo) or 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸𑀉 (maṃjūsāu) or 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸 (maṃjūsā)
Instrumental	𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸𑀏 (maṃjūsāe) or 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸𑀇 (maṃjūsāi) or 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸𑀅 (maṃjūsāa)	𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺 (maṃjūsāhi) or 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (maṃjūsāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸𑀑 (maṃjūsāo) or 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸𑀉 (maṃjūsāu)	𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (maṃjūsāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸𑀏 (maṃjūsāe) or 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸𑀇 (maṃjūsāi) or 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸𑀅 (maṃjūsāa)	𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸𑀡 (maṃjūsāṇa) or 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀁 (maṃjūsāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸𑀏 (maṃjūsāe) or 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸𑀇 (maṃjūsāi) or 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸𑀅 (maṃjūsāa)	𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸𑀲𑀼 (maṃjūsāsu) or 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (maṃjūsāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑁂 (maṃjūse) or 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸 (maṃjūsā)	𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸𑀑 (maṃjūsāo) or 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸𑀉 (maṃjūsāu) or 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸 (maṃjūsā)

Descendants

• Old Marathi:

  Devanagari script: मांदुस (māṃdusa)

  Modi script: 𑘦𑘰𑘽𑘟𑘳𑘭 (māṃdusa)

  • Marathi: मांदूस (māndūs)

Further reading

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “मंजूसा”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mañjūṣā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press