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manji.

A captain or skipper of a boat.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A captain or skipper of a boat.

    British · India
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hindi माँझी (māñjhī, “boatman, sailor”).

noun
  1. A type of raised bed similar to a cot from South Asia.

  2. A Sikh religious administrative unit.

    Sikhism
Where this word comes from

From a form of Punjabi ਮੰਜਾ (mañjā, “raised bed”). The Sikh sense is based on their use as seats of authority.

noun
  1. A left-facing Japanese swastika, primarily used in Buddhism.

Where this word comes from

Transliteration of Japanese 卍 (manji).

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