मेज
mej/med͡z/
The English word "table" is मेज (mej) in Marathi.
The word मेज refers to an item of furniture used as a table.
Meaning: item of furniture (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation of मेज is /medz/. The [m] sound is like the [m] in "might", and the [e] sound is like the [ay] in the Scottish word "may".
Did you know?
- In traditional Marathi households, a low wooden seating platform called a पाट was often used instead of a high मेज for eating and studying.
- The word मेज comes from the Persian word میز, showing the deep historical influence of Persian culture on the Marathi language.
- While मेज is the formal term, many Marathi speakers use the word टेबुल which is a phonetic adaptation of the English 'table'.
Examples in context
- कृपया माझ्या कार्यालयातील मेज चांगल्या प्रकारेने सुव्यवस्थित करा.Please arrange the table in my office properly.
- हे लाकडी मेज आहे.he lākaḍī mej āhe.This is a wooden table.
- मेज स्वच्छ करा.mej svaccha karā.Clean the table.
Example conversation
Nilesh and Sneha are arranging a room.
- निलेश Nileshस्नेहा, ही मेज कुठे ठेवायची आहे?Snehā, hī mēj kuṭhē ṭhēvāyachī āhē?Sneha, where should this table be placed?
- स्नेहा Snehaही मेज खिडकीपाशी ठेवा.Hī mēj khiḍkīpāshī ṭhēvā.Place this table near the window.
- निलेश Nileshठीक आहे, मी ती तिथे ठेवतो.Ṭhīk āhē, mī tī tithē ṭhēvato.Okay, I will put it there.
- स्नेहा Snehaधन्यवाद, निलेश.Dhanyavād, Nilēsh.Thank you, Nilesh.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “table” translations and entries मेज, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries मेज, CC BY-SA 4.0.
