भञ्ज्

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeng-, nasal-infixed form of *bʰeg- (to break).

Root[edit]

भञ्ज् (bhañj)

  1. to break, shatter, split etc.
  2. to break into, make a breach in (a fortress, with accusative)
  3. to rout, put to flight, defeat (an army)
  4. to dissolve (an assembly)
  5. to break up or divide
  6. to bend
  7. to check, arrest, suspend, frustrate, disappoint

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Descendants[edit]

  • Punjabi: ਭਾਂਜ (bhāñj)

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