मुझ

See also: मुझे

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa मज्झु (majjhu) (with metathesis, for which compare the development of कुछ (kuch) from Old Hindi कछु (kachu)), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀁 (majjhaṃ), from Sanskrit मह्यम् (mahyam), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mábʰyam, from Proto-Indo-European *eǵh₂óm.[1] Cognate with Marathi माझे (māj̈he).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mʊd͡ʒʱ/

Pronoun

मुझ • (mujh) (Urdu spelling مجھ)

  1. oblique singular of मैं (ma͠i)

References

  1. ^ Oberlies, Thomas (2005) A Historical Grammar of Hindi, Grazer Vergleichende Arbeiten, →ISBN, page 17