मिजंमचा
mijaṃmacā
The Newari word for boy is मिजंमचा (mijaṃmacā).
The word मिजंमचा is used to refer to a male child.
Meaning: male child (noun)
Which one should you use?
The word Chora is an informal term used to refer to a boy.
How do you pronounce it?
mijaṃmacā
Did you know?
- While मिजंमचा is the standard term, the informal Chora is actually a linguistic loan from neighboring Indo-Aryan languages like Nepali.
- When speaking to or about young boys in a formal setting, one might actually avoid using the word boy entirely in favor of more respectful kinship terms.
- The word मिजंमचा is a compound formed from मिजं meaning 'man' and मचा meaning 'child'.
Example conversation
Maya and Sujan are looking at a photo of a family.
- माया Mayaथुज्यू मिजंमचा सुआ?thujyu mijanmacha sua?Who is this boy?
- सुजन Sujanथुज्यू मिजंमचा जिगु मपुला ख: ।thujyu mijanmacha jigu mapula kha.This boy is my nephew.
- माया Mayaमिजंमचा तसेंन्यै जुजू ।mijanmacha tasennyai juju.The boy looks cute.
- सुजन Sujanअिं ख: ।an kha.Yes, he is.
