मजा

See also: मज्जा

Gamale Kham

Etymology

Borrowed from Nepali मज्जा (majjā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mə.d͡zɐ/

Noun

मजा (transliteration needed)

  1. 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

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مزه (maza), from Middle Persian m(y)ck' (mazig). Compare Sanskrit महस् (mahas, pleasure, enjoyment), Gujarati મજા (majā), Hindi मज़ा (mazā), Bengali মজা (moja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mə.d͡ʑa/
  • Hyphenation: म‧जा
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

मजा • (majāf

  1. fun, joy, enjoyment, merriment
    Synonyms: मौज (mauj), चैन (cain)

Declension

Declension of मजा (fem ā-stem)
direct
singular
मजा
majā
direct
plural
मजा
majā
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
मजा
majā
मजा
majā
oblique
सामान्यरूप
मजे
maje
मजां-
majān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
मजेला
majelā
मजांना
majānnā
ergative मजेने, मजेनं
majene, majena
मजांनी
majānnī
instrumental मजेशी
majeśī
मजांशी
majānśī
locative
सप्तमी
मजेत
majet
मजांत
majāt
vocative
संबोधन
मजे
maje
मजांनो
majānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of मजा (fem ā-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
मजेचा
majeċā
मजेचे
majeċe
मजेची
majecī
मजेच्या
majecā
मजेचे, मजेचं
majeċe, majeċa
मजेची
majecī
मजेच्या
majecā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
मजांचा
majānċā
मजांचे
majānċe
मजांची
majāñcī
मजांच्या
majāncā
मजांचे, मजांचं
majānċe, majānċa
मजांची
majāñcī
मजांच्या
majāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

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