पूजा
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /puː.d͡ʒɑː/, [puː.d͡ʒäː]
Noun
पूजा • (pūjā) f (Urdu spelling پوجا)
- a religious ritual performed by Hindus as an offering to various deities, distinguished persons, or special guests
- (by extension) worship, veneration
Proper noun
पूजा • (pūjā) m
- a female given name from Sanskrit
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पूजा pūjā |
पूजाएँ pūjāẽ |
| oblique | पूजा pūjā |
पूजाओं pūjāõ |
| vocative | पूजा pūjā |
पूजाओ pūjāo |
Derived terms
- पूजा करना (pūjā karnā, “to worship”)
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
पूजा f
- Devanagari script form of pūjā (“veneration”)
Declension
Declension table of "पूजा" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | पूजा (pūjā) | पूजायो (pūjāyo) or पूजा (pūjā) |
| Accusative (second) | पूजं (pūjaṃ) | पूजायो (pūjāyo) or पूजा (pūjā) |
| Instrumental (third) | पूजाय (pūjāya) | पूजाहि (pūjāhi) or पूजाभि (pūjābhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | पूजाय (pūjāya) | पूजानं (pūjānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | पूजाय (pūjāya) | पूजाहि (pūjāhi) or पूजाभि (pūjābhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | पूजाय (pūjāya) | पूजानं (pūjānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | पूजाय (pūjāya) or पूजायं (pūjāyaṃ) | पूजासु (pūjāsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | पूजे (pūje) | पूजायो (pūjāyo) or पूजा (pūjā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- পূজা (Assamese script)
- ᬧᬹᬚᬵ (Balinese script)
- পূজা (Bengali script)
- 𑰢𑰳𑰕𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀧𑀽𑀚𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ပူဇာ (Burmese script)
- પૂજા (Gujarati script)
- ਪੂਜਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦥꦹꦗꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂣𑂴𑂔𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಪೂಜಾ (Kannada script)
- បូជា (Khmer script)
- ປູຊາ (Lao script)
- പൂജാ (Malayalam script)
- ᢒᡠᡠᡯᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘢𑘴𑘕𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᢒᠤᠤᠽᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧂𑧕𑦵𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐥𑐹𑐖𑐵 (Newa script)
- ପୂଜା (Odia script)
- ꢦꢹꢙꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆥𑆷𑆘𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖢𑖳𑖕𑖯 (Siddham script)
- පූජා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩰𑩒𑩛𑩣𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚞𑚱𑚑𑚭 (Takri script)
- பூஜா (Tamil script)
- పూజా (Telugu script)
- ปูชา (Thai script)
- པཱུ་ཛཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒣𑒴𑒖𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨞𑨃𑨊𑨥𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root पूज् (pūj).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /puː.d͡ʑɑ́ː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /puː.d͡ʑɑː/
Noun
पूजा • (pūjā) stem, f
- worship
- veneration
- adoration of a god
- homage to a superior
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | पूजा (pūjā) | पूजे (pūje) | पूजाः (pūjāḥ) |
| accusative | पूजाम् (pūjām) | पूजे (pūje) | पूजाः (pūjāḥ) |
| instrumental | पूजया (pūjayā) पूजा¹ (pūjā¹) |
पूजाभ्याम् (pūjābhyām) | पूजाभिः (pūjābhiḥ) |
| dative | पूजायै (pūjāyai) | पूजाभ्याम् (pūjābhyām) | पूजाभ्यः (pūjābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | पूजायाः (pūjāyāḥ) पूजायै² (pūjāyai²) |
पूजाभ्याम् (pūjābhyām) | पूजाभ्यः (pūjābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | पूजायाः (pūjāyāḥ) पूजायै² (pūjāyai²) |
पूजयोः (pūjayoḥ) | पूजानाम् (pūjānām) |
| locative | पूजायाम् (pūjāyām) | पूजयोः (pūjayoḥ) | पूजासु (pūjāsu) |
| vocative | पूजे (pūje) | पूजे (pūje) | पूजाः (pūjāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
- Pali: pūjā
- → English: puja, → English: pooja
- → Hindi: पूजा (pūjā)
- → Kashmiri: پوٗزا (pūzā), पूज़ा (pūzā)
- → Lao: ບູຊາ (bū sā)
- → Lü: ᦢᦴᦋᦱ (ḃuutsaa)
- → Malay: puja
- → Northern Thai: ᨷᩪᨩᩣ
- → Telugu: పూజ (pūja)
- → Thai: บูชา (buu-chaa)
- → Tamil: பூசை (pūcai), பூஜை (pūjai)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “पूजा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 641.
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “pūjā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.