माजी

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ماضی (māzī), from Arabic مَاضِي (māḍī). Cognate with Tamil மாஜி (māji).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.d͡ʑi/, [ma.d͡ʑiː]
  • Hyphenation: मा‧जी
  • Rhymes: -i

Adjective

माजी • (mājī)

  1. former, ex-
    Antonym: आजी (ājī)
    माजी पंतप्रधान ― mājī pantapradhān ― former prime minister

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “माजी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 116
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “माजी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 641
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “माजी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2452
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