Munjya, Muñjyā: 2 definitions

Introduction:

Munjya means something in Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

muñjyā (मुंज्या).—m (muñja) A young Brahman arrived at the fit age to be invested with the sacred thread: also one still wearing around his loins the muñja (girding thread assumed during the ceremony of investiture). 2 The disembodied spirit of a young Brahman dying before the ungirding of the muñja; viewed as a fiend or goblin. 3 (Because they make the string called muñja from the fibres of this tree.) A name for the pimpaḷa Ficus religiosa.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

muñjyā (मुंज्या).—m A young brāhmaṇa arrived at the fit age to be invested with the sacred thread. A goblin.

context information

Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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