Etymology Of The Word Ganja (hemp)

23rd July 2008, 06:26 PM dihydrogen monoxide Senior Member

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Etymology of ganja Where does the Hindi word ganja comes from that came into English via Hindi. What's the further etymology of that word.

29th July 2008, 08:37 AM Nikola Senior Member

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Re: Etymology of ganja Hobson-Jobson dictionary GUNJA s. Hind. gunjha, ganja. The flowering or fruiting shoots of the female plant of the Indian hemp (Cannabis sativa. L., formerly distinguished as c. Indien), used as an intoxicant. dictionary.reference.com [Origin: 1680–90; < Hindi gjā hemp, the cut tops and leaves of nonfertilized female hemp plants; cf. Skt gañjā hemp] Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā), “‘hemp’”) Nikola View Public Profile Send a private message to Nikola Send email to Nikola Find all posts by Nikola Add Nikola to Your Contacts 13th August 2008, 04:57 PM Oxymustard This message has been deleted by Frank06. Reason: No chat, please. Yesterday, 06:24 PM ravivararo Junior Member Re: Etymology of ganja

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Quote: Originally Posted by Nikola Hobson-Jobson dictionary GUNJA s. Hind. gunjha, ganja. The flowering or fruiting shoots of the female plant of the Indian hemp (Cannabis sativa. L., formerly distinguished as c. Indien), used as an intoxicant. dictionary.reference.com [Origin: 1680–90; < Hindi gjā hemp, the cut tops and leaves of nonfertilized female hemp plants; cf. Skt gañjā hemp] Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā), “‘hemp’”) It is a Dravidian word. கள் kaḷ , n. [Telugu. kallu, Kannada. Malayalam. kaḷ, Tulu. kali.] Toddy, vinous liquor; கள் kaḷ->n.Intoxicating drugs like kañcā; கஞ்சாமுதலியலாகிரிப் பண்டங்கள். உணர்வழி களஞ்ச முண்டல் (பிரேபாத. 39, 16).களஞ்சம் kaḷañcam compare this with கஞ்சா¹ kañcā n.Toddy; கள். (திவா.) கள் kaḷ->களஞ்சம் kaḷañcam

களஞ்சம் kaḷañcam->கஞ்சம்¹ kañcam , n. கஞ்சா களஞ்சம் kaḷañcam->கஞ்சா² kañcā , n. 1. Indian- hemp, m.sh., Cannabis indica; ெசடிவைக. 2. The dried flowering tops of the cultivated female plants of the Indian Hemp; பூங்கஞ்சா.

கஞ்சா kañcā -> U. ghañjā.

The word Ganja is not a Sankrit word and there is no such a word at all. However it is a Dravidian word. In Sanskrit it is not Ganja but गञ् ृ जनः gṛñjanḥ गञ् ृ जनः The tops of hemp chewed to produce intoxication, the Gānjā. {http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/ getobject.pl?c.2:1:2781.apte3} In Telugu Dictionary it is mentioned as Telugu word and not as Sanskrit word. గంజాయి [ gaṃzāyi ] ganzāyi. [Tel.] n. The drug called Gānja or bhang.

గంజాయిచ చెటుట్ganzāyi-cheṭṭu. n. The Indian hemp plant cannabis sativa. (Watts.) {http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/romadict.pl?page=346&table=brown&display=utf8}

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