Manji
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Manji¹
Where it comes from
Variant of Latin Mangi, q.v.
proper noun Mangi
- South China, as opposed to Cathay or northern China. Upon crossing this river you enter the noble province of Manji […]
manji²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hindi माँझी (māñjhī, “boatman, sailor”).
noun manjis · mangee · mangie · manjee · manjie
- A captain or skipper of a boat. 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 […].
manji³
Where it comes from
From a form of Punjabi ਮੰਜਾ (mañjā, “raised bed”). The Sikh sense is based on their use as seats of authority.
noun manjis
- A type of raised bed similar to a cot from South Asia. 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.
- A Sikh religious administrative unit. In the Janam Sakhis and utterances of Guru Nanak there is no reference, implicit or explicit, to the subject of manjis.
manji⁴
Where it comes from
Transliteration of Japanese 卍 (manji).
noun manjis
- A left-facing Japanese swastika, primarily used in Buddhism.
