गरज

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See also: गिरजा

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit गर्जन (garjana).

Noun

गरज (garajf (Urdu spelling گرج)

  1. thunder
  2. roar

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَرَض (ḡaraḍ).

Noun

गरज (garaj̈f

  1. need, want
    मला पैशाची गरज आहे.
    malā paiśācī garaj āhe.
    I need money.
    (literally, “To me there is a need of money”)
  2. necessity, exigency

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “गरज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गरज”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “गरज”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “गरज”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).