बाँझ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀁𑀛 (vaṃjha), from Sanskrit वन्ध्य (vandhya). Cognate to Konkani वांज (vānz).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bɑːnd͡ʒʱ/, [bä̃ːnd͡ʒʱ]

Adjective

बाँझ • (bāñjh) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بانجھ)

1. (of a woman) infertile, barren
2. not productive, infertile (land)

   Antonym: उपजाऊ (upjāū)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बाँझ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press