ಮಾಜಿ
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Kannada[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ಮಾಜೀ (mājī)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian ماضی (māzī), from Arabic مَاضِي (māḍī). Cognate with Tamil மாஜி (māji).
Adjective[edit]
ಮಾಜಿ • (māji)
- former, retired, ex-, past, earlier (used for former office-bearers)
- ಮಾಜಿ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ― māji mukhyamantri ― former chief minister
References[edit]
- V. Krishna (2019) “ಮಾಜಿ”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary
- Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಮಾಜಿ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971, page 1305
- Učida, Norihiko, Rajapurohit, B. B. (2013) Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary, 3-11-1, Asahi-chō, Fuchū-shi, 183-8534, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, →ISBN, page 774, column 1.