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manji

The English word “manji” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A captain or skipper of a boat.
  2. A type of raised bed similar to a cot from South Asia.
  3. A Sikh religious administrative unit.
  4. A left-facing Japanese swastika, primarily used in Buddhism.

Etymology

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

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