मांजर

Marathi

Etymology

नपुसकलिंग (napusakliṅga): मांजरू n (māñjrū)
पुल्लिंग (pulliṅga): मांजर m (māñjar)
स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga): मांजरी f (māñjrī)

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘰𑘽𑘕𑘱𑘨 (māṃjira), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀸𑀭 (maṃjāra), from Sanskrit मार्जार (mārjāra). Cognate to Konkani माजर (māzar), Gujarati મંજાર (mañjār), Hindi मँजार (mañjār), मंजार (mañjār).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /man.d͡zəɾ/

Noun

मांजर (māñjar) n

  1. (any gender) cat

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “मांजर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), मांजर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), मांजर”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
  • Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), mārjārá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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