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Konkani
Etymology
From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 (saṃjhā), from Sanskrit संध्या (saṃdhyā). Compare Marathi सांज (sāñja), Hindustani سَان٘جھ (sāñjh) / साँझ (sāñjh).
Pronunciation
Noun
सांज • (sāñj) (Latin script sanz, Kannada script ಸಾಂಜ)
- evening
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘭𑘰𑘽𑘕 (sāñj̈a), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 (saṃjhā), from Sanskrit संध्या (saṃdhyā). Compare Assamese সাঁজ (xãz), Gujarati સાંજ (sā̃j), Hindustani سَان٘جھ (sāñjh) / साँझ (sāñjh), Konkani सांज (sāñj), Kannada ಸಂಜೆ (sañje), Maithili साँझ (sā̃jh) / 𑒮𑒰𑒿𑒗 (sā̃jha), Nepali साँझ (sā̃jh), Punjabi ਸੰਝ (sañjh) / سَنجھ (sanjh), ਸਾਂਝ (sāñjh) / سانجھ (sānjh), Sindhi سَانجها / सांझा, سَانجهيِ / सांझी, Sinhalese සැන්දැ (sændæ), සැඳෑ (sæⁿdǣ), හැන්දෑව (hændǣwa).
Pronunciation
Noun
सांज • (sāñj̈) f
- (poetic) evening (dialectal)
- Synonyms: संध्याकाळ (sandhyākāḷ), सायंकाळ (sāyaṅkāḷ)
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “सांज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “सांज”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “सांज”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “saṁdhyāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press