गुज

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘐𑘳𑘕 (guja), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀛 (gujjha), from Sanskrit गुह्य (gúhya). Compare Gujarati ગૂજ (gūj), Old Gujarati गूझ (gūjha), गोझ (gojha), Hindustani گُجّھا (gujjhā) / गुझा (gujhā), گُجِھی (gujhī) / गुझी (gujhī), Sindhi ڳُجهَہ / ॻुझ ڳُجُهہ / ॻुझु, ڳُجهو / ॻझो, Punjabi ਗੁੱਝ (gujjha) / گُجّھ (gujjh), ਗੁੱਝਾ (gujjhā) / گُجّھا (gujjhā), Old Punjabi ਗੁਝਾ (gujhā /⁠gujjhā⁠/), Marwari गूझ (gūjh).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡud͡z/, [ɡuːd͡z]

Noun

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गुज (gujn

  1. secret
    Synonym: रहस्य (rahasya)

Further reading

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  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गूज”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 242
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “गुज”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 993.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gúhya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 226