मजा

See also: मज्जा

Gamale Kham

Etymology

Borrowed from Nepali मज्जा (majjā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mə.d͡zɐ/

Noun

मजा

fun, nice

References

Wilde, Christopher P. (2016) “मजा”, in Gamale Kham Phonology Revisited, with Devanagari-based Orthography and Lexicon, Asia-Pacific Linguistics

Marathi

Alternative forms

मज्जा (majjā) (colloquial)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (maza), from Middle Persian m(y)ck' (mazig), from Old Persian [Term?]. Compare Sanskrit महस् (mahas, “pleasure, enjoyment”), Gujarati મજા (majā), Hindi मज़ा (mazā), Bengali মজা (moja).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mə.d͡ʑa/

Noun

मजा • (majā) f

fun, joy

References

Berntsen, Maxine, “मजा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मजा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

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