झुंजणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘕𑘳𑘖𑘜𑘹 (jujhaṇe), from 𑘕𑘳𑘽𑘖𑘜𑘹 (juṃjhaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀇 (jujjhaï), from Sanskrit युध्यते (yúdhyate). Related to झुंज (jhuñja). Compare Gujarati ઝૂઝવું (jhūjhvũ), Hindustani جُوجْھنَا‎ / जूझना (jūjhnā), Punjabi ਜੂਝਣਾ (jūjhṇā) / جُوجھݨا‎ (jūjhṇā), Oriya ଜୁଜ୍ଝିବା (jujjhiba), Bengali জুঝা (jujha), Assamese যুঁজা (zũza).

Pronunciation

(formal) IPA^(key): /d͡zʱun.d͡zə.ɳe/
(colloquial) IPA^(key): /d͡zʱun.d͡zə.ɳə/

Verb

झुंजणे • (jhuñjṇe) (intransitive)

to fight
Synonym: लढणे (laḍhṇe)

Further reading

Berntsen, Maxine, “झुंजणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “झुंजणें,_झुजणें,_झुझणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “झुंज-झ”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “yúdhyatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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