भोज

See also: भाजी, भुज, भांजी, भुज्, भांजा, and भेजा

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱoːd͡ʒ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit भोज्ज (bhŏjja), from Sanskrit भोज्य (bhojya, “to be consumed”), from the root भुज् (bhuj, “to enjoy, consume, eat”).

Noun

भोज • (bhoj) m (Urdu spelling بھوج)

1. a meal; feast

Declension

Declension of भोज (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भोज bhoj	भोज bhoj
oblique	भोज bhoj	भोजों bhojõ
vocative	भोज bhoj	भोजो bhojo

See also

• भोजन (bhojan)

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥Hǵós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰr̥Hȷ́ás

Sanskrit भू॒र्ज (bhūrjá)

Prakrit भुज्ज (bhujja)

Hindi भोज

Compare Prakrit भुज्ज (bhujja, “birch”), from Sanskrit भू॒र्ज (bhūrjá). Doublet of भूरज (bhūraj) and भूर्ज (bhūrj). Cognate with Palula bruǰ, Marathi भोज (bhoj), and Gujarati ભોજ (bhoj). Distantly related to English birch, French frêne, Russian берёза (berjóza), through Indo-European.

Noun

भोज • (bhoj) m (Urdu spelling بھوج)

1. Himalayan birch (Betula utilis)

Derived terms

• भोज-पत्र (bhoj-patra)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhūrja”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “भोज”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press