manji
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A type of raised bed similar to a cot from South Asia.
noun
Example Sentences
- "Upon crossing this river you enter the noble province of Manji […]"
- "I prevailed upon the mangee of a pinnace I found laying in the creek, awaiting the arrival of a gentleman hourly expected from Vizagapatam, to convey us up the river as far as Budge Budge […]."
- "Literally, 'He sat on a manji.' The manji is a small string bed. In the villages of the Punjab acknowledged leaders, spiritual and temporal, would commonly receive their followers seated on a manji."
- "The significance of a manji lies in its use as the seat of a person in authority, other people sitting on the ground."
- "There is even a tap to bathe under after you have spent a night sleeping on the manjis (beds), and all this comes at the price of a meal!"
- "Roop doesn't want to sleep on a mat on the floor; she wants to sleep with Lajo Bhua on a manji, wants Lajo Bhua to tell her stories till she falls asleep."
Etymology
Variant of Latin Mangi, q.v.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Mangi, ਮੰਜਾ
Usage
Inflected Forms
Mangi (alternative)
manjis (plural)
mangee (alternative)
mangie (alternative)
manjee (alternative)
manjie (alternative)
Phrases
manji sahib