भाजी
See also: भांजी, भुज, भुज्, भोज, भांजा, and भेजा
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀺𑀆 (bhajjiā), from Sanskrit भर्जित (bharjita).
Noun
भाजी • (bhājī) f (Urdu spelling بھاجی)
- vegetables, greens (especially fried)
- Synonym: सब्ज़ी (sabzī) (more common)
- bhaji
Declension
Declension of भाजी (fem ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | भाजी bhājī | भाजियाँ bhājiyā̃ |
| oblique | भाजी bhājī | भाजियों bhājiyõ |
| vocative | भाजी bhājī | भाजियो bhājiyo |
Descendants
- English: bhaji
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “भाजी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 764
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bharjita”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀪𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀺𑀆 (bhajjiā), from Sanskrit भर्जित (bharjita). Related to Old Marathi भर्जिक (bharjika). Compare with Gujarati ભાજી (bhājī), Sindhi ڀَاڄِي / भाॼी (bhāj̈ī).
Pronunciation
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Noun
भाजी • (bhājī) f
- bhaji
Declension
| Declension of भाजी (bhājī) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular | भाजी bhājī | ||
| direct plural | भाज्या bhājyā | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | भाजी bhājī | भाज्या bhājyā | |
| oblique | भाजी- bhāji- | भाज्यां- bhājyāN- | |
| dative | भाजीला bhājilā | भाज्यांना bhājyāNnā | |
| ergative | भाजीने bhājine | भाज्यांनी bhājyāNni | |
| instrumental | भाजीशी bhājiśi | भाज्यांशी bhājyāNśi | |
| locative | भाजीत bhājit | भाज्यांत bhājyāNt | |
| vocative | भाजी bhāji | भाज्यांनो bhājyāNno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of भाजी | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object | feminine object | neuter object | oblique | |||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular* | plural | |||
| singular subject | भाजीचा bhājiċā | भाजीचे bhājice | भाजीची bhājici | भाजीच्या bhājica | भाजीचे, भाजीचं bhājice, bhājiċa | भाजीची bhājici | भाजीच्या bhājica | |
| plural subject | भाज्यांचा bhājyāNċā | भाज्यांचे bhājyāNce | भाज्यांची bhājyāNci | भाज्यांच्या bhājyāNca | भाज्यांचे, भाज्यांचं bhājyāNce, bhājyāNċa | भाज्यांची bhājyāNci | भाज्यांच्या bhājyāNca | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
Derived terms
- पाव भाजी (pāv bhājī)
References
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “भाजी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bharjita”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press