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मञ्जूषा

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dravidian.[1][2] Compare Tamil மஞ்சிகை (mañcikai), மஞ்சிகம் (mañcikam).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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मञ्जूषा (mañjūṣā) stemf

  1. a box, chest, case, basket
  2. a stone
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:पाषाण

Declension

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Feminine ā-stem declension of मञ्जूषा
singular dual plural
nominative मञ्जूषा (mañjūṣā) मञ्जूषे (mañjūṣe) मञ्जूषाः (mañjūṣāḥ)
accusative मञ्जूषाम् (mañjūṣām) मञ्जूषे (mañjūṣe) मञ्जूषाः (mañjūṣāḥ)
instrumental मञ्जूषया (mañjūṣayā)
मञ्जूषा¹ (mañjūṣā¹)
मञ्जूषाभ्याम् (mañjūṣābhyām) मञ्जूषाभिः (mañjūṣābhiḥ)
dative मञ्जूषायै (mañjūṣāyai) मञ्जूषाभ्याम् (mañjūṣābhyām) मञ्जूषाभ्यः (mañjūṣābhyaḥ)
ablative मञ्जूषायाः (mañjūṣāyāḥ)
मञ्जूषायै² (mañjūṣāyai²)
मञ्जूषाभ्याम् (mañjūṣābhyām) मञ्जूषाभ्यः (mañjūṣābhyaḥ)
genitive मञ्जूषायाः (mañjūṣāyāḥ)
मञ्जूषायै² (mañjūṣāyai²)
मञ्जूषयोः (mañjūṣayoḥ) मञ्जूषाणाम् (mañjūṣāṇām)
locative मञ्जूषायाम् (mañjūṣāyām) मञ्जूषयोः (mañjūṣayoḥ) मञ्जूषासु (mañjūṣāsu)
vocative मञ्जूषे (mañjūṣe) मञ्जूषे (mañjūṣe) मञ्जूषाः (mañjūṣāḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “mañjūṣā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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