मञ्जूषा

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dravidian.[1][2] Compare Tamil மஞ்சிகை (mañcikai), மஞ்சிகம் (mañcikam).

Pronunciation

Noun

मञ्जूषा • (mañjūṣā) stem, f

  1. a box, chest, case, basket
  2. a stone
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:पाषाण

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of मञ्जूषा (mañjūṣā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मञ्जूषा
mañjūṣā 		मञ्जूषे
mañjūṣe 		मञ्जूषाः
mañjūṣāḥ
Vocative मञ्जूषे
mañjūṣe 		मञ्जूषे
mañjūṣe 		मञ्जूषाः
mañjūṣāḥ
Accusative मञ्जूषाम्
mañjūṣām 		मञ्जूषे
mañjūṣe 		मञ्जूषाः
mañjūṣāḥ
Instrumental मञ्जूषया / मञ्जूषा¹
mañjūṣayā / mañjūṣā¹ 		मञ्जूषाभ्याम्
mañjūṣābhyām 		मञ्जूषाभिः
mañjūṣābhiḥ
Dative मञ्जूषायै
mañjūṣāyai 		मञ्जूषाभ्याम्
mañjūṣābhyām 		मञ्जूषाभ्यः
mañjūṣābhyaḥ
Ablative मञ्जूषायाः / मञ्जूषायै²
mañjūṣāyāḥ / mañjūṣāyai² 		मञ्जूषाभ्याम्
mañjūṣābhyām 		मञ्जूषाभ्यः
mañjūṣābhyaḥ
Genitive मञ्जूषायाः / मञ्जूषायै²
mañjūṣāyāḥ / mañjūṣāyai² 		मञ्जूषयोः
mañjūṣayoḥ 		मञ्जूषाणाम्
mañjūṣāṇām
Locative मञ्जूषायाम्
mañjūṣāyām 		मञ्जूषयोः
mañjūṣayoḥ 		मञ्जूषासु
mañjūṣāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mañjūṣā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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