ꯐꯖꯕ
fajaba
The Manipuri word for "beautiful" is ꯐꯖꯕ (fajaba).
ꯐꯖꯕ is used to describe something or someone that is attractive. This includes both people and inanimate objects, such as flowers or scenery.
Meaning: attractive (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The word ꯐꯖꯕ is derived from the root ꯐꯖ, which means to be beautiful or to look good.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective ꯐꯖꯕ is an indeclinable form used to describe the quality of a noun.
How do you pronounce it?
fajaba
Did you know?
- The Manipuri script used to write ꯐꯖꯕ was historically replaced by the Bengali script for centuries before the original Meitei Mayek script was revived in recent decades.
- When describing the 'beautiful' nature of the Manipuri dance 'Ras Leela', the term ꯐꯖꯕ describes not just the visual look but the spiritual harmony of the movements.
- Because Manipuri is an agglutinative language, the root of ꯐꯖꯕ can be modified with various suffixes to change 'beautiful' into complex ideas like 'becoming more beautiful' without using separate words.
Examples in context
- ꯃꯍꯛ ꯐꯖꯕ ꯅꯤ.mak fajaba ni.She is beautiful.
Example conversation
Two friends are looking at a photograph.
- ꯊꯣꯏꯖꯥꯅꯤ Thojaniꯐꯖꯕ ꯐꯣꯇꯣ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫phajaba photo amaniIt is a beautiful photo.
- ꯇꯣꯝꯄꯥꯂ Tompalꯍꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯪꯒꯤ ꯅꯪꯅꯤ꯫hoi, masi nanggi nangniYes, this is you.
- ꯊꯣꯏꯖꯥꯅꯤ Thojaniꯊꯣꯏꯖꯥꯅꯤ ꯐꯖꯕꯅꯤ꯫Thoijani phajabaniThoijani is beautiful.
- ꯇꯣꯝꯄꯥꯂ Tompalꯑꯩꯅꯥ ꯐꯖꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯏ꯫eina phajabani haiI say it is beautiful.
