Gunjah

/ˈɡʌndʒə/ noun

Definition

An alternate spelling variant of 'ganja'; cannabis or marijuana, reflecting 19th-century transliteration conventions in English colonial texts.

Etymology

From Sanskrit 'gañjā' with the '-ah' ending typical of older English orientalist texts and colonial writing. This spelling appears frequently in 19th-century British literature and scientific texts dealing with Indian products.

Kelly Says

Colonial-era texts used 'gunjah,' 'ganja,' 'gunjas' inconsistently—there was no standardized spelling until dictionaries eventually chose 'ganja' as the default, showing how arbitrary spelling standardization can be.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንፈስ
men-fees
ARالعربية
دوار
dow-ar
BNবাংলা
চক্র
chok-kro
CACatalà
vàries
va-ree-es
CSČeština
točení hlavy
toh-che-nee gla-vy
DADansk
sved
sved
DEDeutsch
Schwindel
shvin-del
ELΕλληνικά
μένος
meh-nos
ESEspañol
mareo
mah-reh-oh
FAفارسی
سرگیجه
sar-gee-jeh
FISuomi
pyörrytys
pyoor-ry-tys
FRFrançais
vertige
vuh-rtihj
GUGU
ગુજરાતી
goo-ja-ra-tee
HAHA
gaba
gah-bah
HEעברית
רעלת
reh-lat
HIहिन्दी
चक्कर
chak-kar
HUMagyar
szédülés
sheh-doo-lesh
IDBahasa Indonesia
pusing
poo-sing
IGIG
akụkụ
ah-koo-koo
ITItaliano
vertigini
ver-tee-gee-nee
JA日本語
めまい
memai
KKKK
бала
ba-la
KMKM
រោង
ro-ong
KO한국어
메스꺼움
mes-kkeo-um
MRMR
दुख
doo-kh
MSBahasa Melayu
pusing
poo-sing
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်
chaw-kye
NLNederlands
duizelig
dyoo-zee-lig
NONorsk
smerte
smar-teh
PAPA
ਦੁਖ
doo-kh
PLPolski
zawroty głowy
zhav-roty go-vly
PTPortuguês
tontura
ton-too-rah
RORomână
amețeală
ah-meh-teh-al-ah
RUРусский
головокружение
golovookruzhenie
SVSvenska
yrsel
eer-sel
SWKiswahili
kizunguzungu
ki-zung-u-zung-u
TAதமிழ்
தலவாய்ச்சல்
thala-vay-cha-l
TEతెలుగు
చెవిలో
chevi-lo
THไทย
เวียนศีรษะ
wian-si-ra
TLTL
pag-iinit
pag-ee-neet
TRTürkçe
baş dönmesi
bash don-meh-see
UKУкраїнська
запаморочення
za-pa-mo-ro-chennya
URاردو
سرگردانی
sar-gar-da-nee
VITiếng Việt
say nắng
say nang
YOYO
ìwọ̀
ee-wo
ZH中文
头晕
tóuyūn
ZUZU
umqombothi
oom-qom-bo-thee

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