मर्जी
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /məɾ.ziː/, [mɐɾ.ziː], /məɾ.d͡ʒiː/, [mɐɾ.d͡ʒiː]
Noun
मर्जी • (marzī) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मर्जी marzī |
मर्जियाँ marziyā̃ |
| oblique | मर्जी marzī |
मर्जियों marziyõ |
| vocative | मर्जी marzī |
मर्जियो marziyo |
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مُرْضِي (murḍī, “pleasing”). Compare Gujarati મરજી (marjī), Hindi मरज़ी (marzī), Punjabi ਮਰਜ਼ੀ (marzī) / مرضی (mrẓī), Bengali মরজি (morji).
Noun
मर्जी • (marj̈ī) f
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मर्जी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मर्जी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “मर्जी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)