ਮੰਜਾ

Punjabi

Traditional ਮੰਜਾ (mañjā)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /məɲ.d͡ʒäː/, [ˈməɲ.d͡ʒäː]

Noun

ਮੰਜਾ • (mañjā) m (Shahmukhi spelling منجا)

1. A cot; a traditional woven bedstead used for sleeping or sitting on; charpoy.
   • ਮੰਜੀ (mañjī) (Diminutive form)

   Synonyms: ਖਾਟ (khāṭ), ਚਾਰਪਾਈ (cārpāī), ਖੱਟ (khaṭṭa)

Related terms

• ਪਾਵਾ (pāvā) — a leg of a piece of furniture; one of the four legs of a cot.
• ਬਾਹੀ (bāhī) — the side rail or bar of a cot frame; especially the two longer side bars.
• ਦੌਣ (dauṇ) — the tightening cord; bedstring or lower stringed portion of a cot.
• ਸੂਤ (sūt) — thread, yarn, or cord used to weave or lace the cot.

Further reading

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਮੰਜਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 722.
• “ਮੰਜਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਖਾਟ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 591.
• “ਖੱਟ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
• “ਚਾਰਪਾਈ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026