बाँझ

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀁𑀛 (vaṃjha), from Sanskrit वन्ध्य (vandhya). Cognate to Konkani वांज (vānz).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɑ̃ːd͡ʒʱ/

Adjective

बाँझ • (bā̃jh)

(of a woman) infertile, barren
not productive, infertile (land)
Antonym: उपजाऊ (upjāū)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बाँझ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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