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Punjabi
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit मध्य (madhya). Doublet of ਮੰਝਲਾ (mañjhlā), ਮਾਝ (mājh), ਮੰਝਾਰ (mañjhār), and ਮਾਝਾ (mājhā). Compare Pahari-Potwari ਮਾਂਝ (māñjh), Saraiki मंझ (mañjh).
Pronunciation
Noun
ਮੰਝ • (mañjh) f (Shahmukhi spelling مَن٘جھ)
- the middle of the body
- a waistcloth
- a hoe for weeding
Etymology 2
Compare Pahari-Potwari ਮਾਂਝ (māñjh), Saraiki मंझ (mañjh). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
ਮੰਝ • (mañjh) f (masculine ਸਾਨ੍ਹ, Shahmukhi spelling مَن٘جھ)
- (Jatki) water buffalo (adult female)
Declension
| Declension of ਮੰਝ
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| dir. sg.
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ਮੰਝ (mañjh)
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| dir. pl.
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ਮੰਝਾਂ (mañjhā̃)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ਮੰਝ (mañjh)
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ਮੰਝਾਂ (mañjhā̃)
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| oblique
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ਮੰਝ (mañjh)
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ਮੰਝਾਂ (mañjhā̃)
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| vocative
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ਮੰਝੇ (mañjhe)
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ਮੰਝੋ (mañjho)
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| ablative
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ਮੰਝੋਂ (mañjhõ)
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ਮੰਝਿਆੰ (mañjhiā̃)
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| locative
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ਮੰਝੇ (mañjhe)
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ਮੰਝੀਂ (mañjhī̃)
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| instrumental
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ਮੰਝੇ (mañjhe)
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ਮੰਝੀਂ (mañjhī̃)
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References
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮੰਝ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.