मांजर
Marathi
Etymology
| नपुसकलिंग (napusakliṅga): मांजरू n (māñjrū) |
| पुल्लिंग (pulliṅga): मांजर m (māñjar) |
| स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga): मांजरी f (māñjrī) |
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘰𑘽𑘕𑘱𑘨 (māṃjira), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀸𑀭 (maṃjāra), from Sanskrit मार्जार (mārjāra). Cognate to Konkani माजर (māzar), Gujarati મંજાર (mañjār), Hindi मँजार (mañjār), मंजार (mañjār).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /man.d͡zəɾ/
Noun
मांजर • (māñjar) n
- (any gender) cat
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मांजर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मांजर”, 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) “मांजर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “मांजर”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mārjārá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press