गुञ्जा
Sanskrit
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɡuɲ.d͡ʑɑː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɡuɲ.d͡ʑɑː/
Noun
गुञ्जा • (guñjā) stem, f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | गुञ्जा (guñjā) | गुञ्जे (guñje) | गुञ्जाः (guñjāḥ) |
| accusative | गुञ्जाम् (guñjām) | गुञ्जे (guñje) | गुञ्जाः (guñjāḥ) |
| instrumental | गुञ्जया (guñjayā) गुञ्जा¹ (guñjā¹) |
गुञ्जाभ्याम् (guñjābhyām) | गुञ्जाभिः (guñjābhiḥ) |
| dative | गुञ्जायै (guñjāyai) | गुञ्जाभ्याम् (guñjābhyām) | गुञ्जाभ्यः (guñjābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | गुञ्जायाः (guñjāyāḥ) गुञ्जायै² (guñjāyai²) |
गुञ्जाभ्याम् (guñjābhyām) | गुञ्जाभ्यः (guñjābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | गुञ्जायाः (guñjāyāḥ) गुञ्जायै² (guñjāyai²) |
गुञ्जयोः (guñjayoḥ) | गुञ्जानाम् (guñjānām) |
| locative | गुञ्जायाम् (guñjāyām) | गुञ्जयोः (guñjayoḥ) | गुञ्जासु (guñjāsu) |
| vocative | गुञ्जे (guñje) | गुञ्जे (guñje) | गुञ्जाः (guñjāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
- Pali: guñjā
- Prakrit: 𑀕𑀼𑀁𑀚𑀸 (guṃjā)
- → Bengali: গুঞ্জা (gunja) (learned)
- → Hindustani: guñjā (learned)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “guñjā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press