खुजे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘏𑘳𑘕 (khuja); from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀅 (kujjaa), 𑀔𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀅 (khujjaa); from 𑀓𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚 (kujja), 𑀓𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚 (kojja), 𑀔𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚 (khujja) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-); from Sanskrit कुब्ज (kubjá). Compare Kannada ಗುಜ್ಜ (gujja), Assamese কুঁজা (kũza).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /kʰu.d͡ze/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /kʰu.d͡zə/

Adjective

खुजे • (khuje)

1. short, dwarf

   Synonyms: ठेंगणे (ṭheṅgṇe), बुटके (buṭke)

References

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