𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• majja (Latin script)
• मज्ज (Devanagari script)
• মজ্জ (Bengali script)
• මජ‍්ජ (Sinhalese script)
• မဇ္ဇ or မၹ္ၹ or မၹ်ၹ (Burmese script)
• มชฺช or มัชชะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᨩ᩠ᨩ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຊ຺ຊ or ມັຊຊະ (Lao script)
• មជ្ជ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄎𑄴𑄎 (Chakma script)

Noun

𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚 n

1. Brahmi script form of majja (“intoxicant”)

Declension

Declension table of "𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀁 (majjaṃ)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀺 (majjāni)
Accusative (second)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀁 (majjaṃ)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀺 (majjāni)
Instrumental (third)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀦 (majjena)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀳𑀺 (majjehi) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀪𑀺 (majjebhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀲𑁆𑀲 (majjassa) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀬 (majjāya) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (majjatthaṃ)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀁 (majjānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (majjasmā) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (majjamhā) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (majjā)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀳𑀺 (majjehi) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀪𑀺 (majjebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀲𑁆𑀲 (majjassa)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀁 (majjānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (majjasmiṃ) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (majjamhi) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂 (majje)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀲𑀼 (majjesu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚 (majja)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀺 (majjāni)

Verb

𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚

1. Brahmi script form of majja, which is second-person singular imperative active of 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀢𑀺 (majjati, “to be intoxicated”)
2. Brahmi script form of majja, which is second-person singular imperative active of 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀢𑀺 (majjati, “to wipe”)

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मद्य (mádya).

Noun

𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚 (majja) n (Devanagari मज्ज)

1. liquor, intoxicant

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀁 (majjaṃ)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀇𑀁 (majjāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀇 (majjāi)
Accusative	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀁 (majjaṃ)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀇𑀁 (majjāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀇 (majjāi)
Instrumental	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀡 (majjeṇa) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀡𑀁 (majjeṇaṃ)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀳𑀺 (majjehi) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (majjehiṃ)
Dative	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀅 (majjāa)	—
Ablative	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀑 (majjāo) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀉 (majjāu) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (majjā) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀳𑀺 (majjāhi) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (majjāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀲𑁆𑀲 (majjassa)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀡 (majjāṇa) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀡𑀁 (majjāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (majjammi) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂 (majje)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀲𑀼 (majjesu) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (majjesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚 (majja) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (majjā)	𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀇𑀁 (majjāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀇 (majjāi)

Descendants

• Hindustani: māñjā

  Hindi: माँजा

  Urdu: مان٘جا

• Old Marathi: māja

  Devanagari script: माज

  Modi script: 𑘦𑘰𑘕

  • Marathi: माज (māj)

Further reading

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “मज्ज”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “madya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press