ਮੰਝ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मध्य (madhya). Doublet of ਮੰਝਲਾ (mañjhlā), ਮਾਝ (mājh), ਮੰਝਾਰ (mañjhār), and ਮਾਝਾ (mājhā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [məɲ˦d͡ʒ]

Noun

ਮੰਝ • (mañjh) f (Shahmukhi spelling مَنجھ‎)

  1. a female buffalo
  2. the middle of the body
  3. a waistcloth
  4. a hoe for weeding

Declension
Declension of ਮੰਝ
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) —
locative ਮੰਝੇ (mañjhe) ਮੰਝੀਂ (mañjhī̃)
instrumental ਮੰਝੇ (mañjhe) ਮੰਝੀਂ (mañjhī̃)

References
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਮੰਝ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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