Manja, Mañjā: 10 definitions

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Manja means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

mañjā (मंजा).—m See explained under pañjāmañjā. mañjā utaraṇēṃ To draw one's hand down the face of, pressing it hard. 2 fig. To bring down the pride of.

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māñjā (मांजा).—m ( H from maṇḍa S) A paste composed of wax, oil, or white of egg, and pounded glass. Applied to kite-strings.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

māñjā (मांजा).—m A paste composed of wax, oil, or white of eggs and pounded glass. Kite-strings.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mañjā (मञ्जा).—

1) A she-goat.

2) A cluster of blossoms.

3) A creeper.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mañjā (मञ्जा).—f.

(-ñjā) 1. A compound pedicle: see the last. 2. A she-goat. 3. A creeper. E. maji to sound, aff. ac .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mañjā (मञ्जा).—f., mañji mañji, m., and mañjī mañjī, f. A creeper.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Mañjā (मञ्जा):—[from mañj] f. = mañarī, a cluster of blossoms etc., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] = ajā, a she-goat, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mañjā (मञ्जा):—(ñjā) 1. f. A pedicle; she-goat.

[Sanskrit to German]

Manja in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Manja in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) see [mamjha]..—manja (मंजा) is alternatively transliterated as Maṃjā.

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