ओझे

See also: ओझा

Hindi

Noun

ओझे • (ojhe) m

1. inflection of ओझा (ojhā):
   1. oblique/vocative singular
   2. direct plural

Marathi

Alternative forms

• ओझं (ojha)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘌𑘖𑘹𑘽 (ojheṃ), 𑘤𑘻𑘖𑘹𑘽 (bojheṃ), 𑘤𑘻𑘖𑘹𑘽 (bojheṃ), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀛 (vojjha), from Sanskrit वह्य (vahyá). Cognate with Hindi बोझ (bojh), Nepali बोझ (bojh), Bengali বোঝা (bōjha), Assamese বোজা (büza). Compare also Kannada ವಜ್ಜೆ (vajje), an Indo-Aryan borrowing.

Noun

ओझे • (oj̈he) n

1. burden, load

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “ओझे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “ओझें”, 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) “ओझें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vahyá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press