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Gamale Kham
Etymology
Borrowed from Nepali मज्जा (majjā).
Pronunciation
Noun
मजा (transliteration needed)
- fun, nice
References
- Wilde, Christopher P. (2016) “मजा”, in Gamale Kham Phonology Revisited, with Devanagari-based Orthography and Lexicon, Asia-Pacific Linguistics
Marathi
- मज्जा (majjā) (colloquial)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian مزه (maza), from Middle Persian m(y)ck' (mazig), from Old Persian . Compare Sanskrit महस् (mahas, “pleasure, enjoyment”), Gujarati મજા (majā), Hindi मज़ा (mazā), Bengali মজা (moja).
Pronunciation
Noun
मजा • (majā) f
- fun, joy
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मजा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मजा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press