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Bhojpuri
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit पिञ्जर (piñjara).
Noun
पिंजरा (piñjᵊrā)
- cage
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit पिञ्जर (piñjara, “cage, skeleton”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pɪn.d͡ʒɾɑː/,
Noun
पिंजरा • (piñjrā) m (Urdu spelling پنجرہ)
- cage
Declension
Declension of पिंजरा (masc ā-stem)
References
Marathi
Etymology
Ultimately from Sanskrit पिञ्जर (piñjara). Compare Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘽𑘕𑘨𑘰 (pāṃjarā), Odia ପଞ୍ଜରା (pañjarā), Gujarati પીંજરું (pī̃jrũ), Punjabi ਪਿੰਜਰਾ (piñjrā), Assamese পিঁজৰা (pĩzora).
Pronunciation
Noun
पिंजरा • (pinj̈rā) m
- cage
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “पिंजरा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पिंजरा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “पिंजरा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pañjara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press