माँझी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀺𑀓 (*majjhika).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mɑːn.d͡ʒʱiː/, [mä̃ːn.d͡ʒʱiː]

Noun

माँझी • (māñjhī) m

  1. sailor, boatman
    Synonym: जहाज़ी (jahāzī)

Declension
Declension of माँझी (masc ī-stem)
singular plural
direct माँझी
māñjhī		 माँझी
māñjhī
oblique माँझी
māñjhī		 माँझियों
māñjhiyõ
vocative माँझी
māñjhī		 माँझियो
māñjhiyo

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*majjhika”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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