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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘏𑘳𑘕 (khuja); from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀅 (kujjaa), 𑀔𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀅 (khujjaa); from 𑀓𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚 (kujja), 𑀓𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚 (kojja), 𑀔𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚 (khujja) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-); from Sanskrit कुब्ज (kubjá). Compare Kannada ಗುಜ್ಜ (gujja), Assamese কুঁজা (kũza).
Pronunciation
- (formal) IPA(key): /kʰu.d͡ze/
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /kʰu.d͡zə/
Adjective
खुजे • (khuje)
- short, dwarf
- Synonyms: ठेंगणे (ṭheṅgṇe), बुटके (buṭke)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “खुजे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “खुजा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “खुजा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kubjá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*khubja”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press