वर्ज्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वर्ज्य (varjya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋəɾ.d͡ʒjᵊ/, [ʋɐɾ.d͡ʒjᵊ]

Adjective

वर्ज्य • (varjya)

1. deserving of abandonment

   Synonyms: वर्जनीय (varjanīya), त्याज्य (tyājya)

2. prohibited, forbidden, disallowed
3. (Indian classical music) in a raga, a note that is strictly forbidden

   Synonym: वर्जित (varjit)

   राग ललित में पंचम वर्ज्य हैं ― rāg lalit mẽ pañcam varjya ha͠i

References

• Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “वर्ज्य”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɐɾ.d͡ʑjɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɐɾ.d͡ʑjɐ/

Adjective

वर्ज्य • (varjya) stem (root वृज्)

1. avoided

Descendants

• Pali: vajja
• Sinhalese: වද (wada)
• → Hindi: वर्ज्य (varjya) (learned)

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “वर्ज्य”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “varjya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press