पिंजरा

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit पिञ्जर (piñjara, cage, skeleton).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pɪn.d͡ʒɾɑː/, [pɪ̃n.d͡ʒɾäː]

Noun

पिंजरा • (piñjrā) m (Urdu spelling پنجرہ)

  1. cage

Declension

References

Marathi

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit पिञ्जर (piñjara). Compare Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘽𑘕𑘨𑘰 (pāṃjarā), Gujarati પીંજરું (pī̃jrũ), Punjabi ਪਿੰਜਰਾ (piñjrā), Assamese পিঁজৰা (pĩzora).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pin.d͡zɾa/
  • (file)

Noun

पिंज़रा • (pinj̈rā) m

  1. cage

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “पिंजरा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पिंजरा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “पिंजरा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pañjara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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