कंजूस

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Of unknown origin. McGregor tentatively postulates a combination of कान (kān, “ear”) +‎ चुस (cus, “be sucked”), lit. "ear-sucked"; compare मक्खीचूस (makkhīcūs, “miser, lit. fly-sucker”) for a similar formation.

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Particularly: “Could the first component be कण (kaṇ, “speck, particle, atom”) rather than कान? This seems to match better semantically (i.e. so miserly that even the tiniest of grains will be sucked of their nutritional value) and phonetically as well (the a is short, and perhaps the retroflex nasal gives a smoother pathway of voicing the च into a ज).”

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kən.d͡ʒuːs/, [kɐ̃n.d͡ʒuːs]

Adjective[edit]

कंजूस • (kañjūs) (indeclinable)

  1. miserly, stingy

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