ताज

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (tāj), ultimately from Parthian tʾg (tāg, “crown”), from Old Persian, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-. Compare Bengali তাজ (taj), Punjabi ਤਾਜ (tāj).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ɑːd͡ʒ/, [t̪äːd͡ʒ]

Noun

ताज • (tāj) m (Urdu spelling تاج)

crown, ornamental headdress
Synonym: मुकुट (mukuṭ)

Declension

Declension of *ताज* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	ताज tāj	ताज tāj
oblique	ताज tāj	ताजों tājõ
vocative	ताज tāj	ताजो tājo

Derived terms

ताज महल (tāj mahal)