Marji, Marjī: 6 definitions

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Marji means something in Marathi, Hindi, Tamil. 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

marjī (मर्जी).—f ( A) Will, pleasure, discretion, choice. Pr. marjī dēvācī mithyā dhāva manācī The will of God (be, or will be, done, but) the heart's outgoings are false and evil. 2 Good pleasure, favor, approbation. 3 Disposition, temper of the mind. Ex. of the three senses--yajamānācē marjī- pramāṇēṃ varttāvēṃ; ātāśīṃ tyājavara marjī āhē; tyā puruṣācī marjī kaṭhīṇa. marjī jāta rāhaṇēṃ g. of s. To be displeased with; to regard angrily. marjī jiṅkaṇēṃ To overcome (the fear or awe of), the (stern or hard) disposition or temper of. See ūba jiṅkaṇēṃ. marjī mōḍaṇēṃ To break (i. e. crush, repress, destroy, disappoint) the will or desire of: also to break or destroy the good pleasure, complacency, or satisfaction of. See under mōḍaṇēṃ v c. marjī rākhaṇēṃ or sambhāḷaṇēṃ g. of o. To pre- serve or keep the favor and good graces of. marjī sampādaṇēṃ g. of o. To acquire the favor of. marjīntūna utaraṇēṃ To lose the good will or complacent regard of. marjīsa utaraṇēṃ To meet the pleasure or complacency of; to go down with pleasantly; to suit, please, be liked.

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

marjī (मर्जी).—f Pleasure, will. Favour. Disposi- tion. marjīntūna utaraṇēṃ Lose the good-will or complacent regard of. marjī rākhaṇēṃ- sambhāḷaṇēṃ Preserve or keep the favour and good graces of. marjīsa utaraṇēṃ Meet the pleasure or complacency of.

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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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Marjī (मर्जी):—(nf) desire, will; inclination; pleasure; —[se] wilfully; deliberately.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Marji (ಮರ್ಜಿ):—

1) [noun] preference; taste; pleasure; predilection; liking.

2) [noun] inborn character; innate disposition; inherent tendencies of a person; nature.

3) [noun] friendly or kind regard; good will; approval; liking; favour.

4) [noun] ostentatious manner, style.

5) [noun] the act or result of thinking; a thought.

6) [noun] purpose; intention.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Marji (மர்ஜி) noun < Urdu marzī.

1. Mind, will, temper, disposition; மனநிலை. அவன் மர்ஜி எனக் குத் தெரியாது. [mananilai. avan marji enag kuth theriyathu.] (C. G.)

2. Polite manners, civility; மரியாதையான நடத்தை. [mariyathaiyana nadathai.] (W.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Marjī (मर्जी):—n. 1. wish; desire; will; 2. order; command; instruction; declaration; 3. consent; approval; acceptance;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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