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manjas

manjas is the plural of manja.

Meaning of manja

Noun

manja (countable and uncountable, plural manjas)

  1. String coated with crushed glass and attached to a kite, used to cut the strings of other kites in kite fighting.
    • In spring when the sky was dotted with paper kites, the young men and boys allowed the girls to hold the manja, kite string made abrasive with finely crushed glass.2008, Bapsi Sidhwa, The Pakistani Bride, Milkweed Editions, →ISBN, page 54

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Questions about manjas

What is manjas the plural of?
Manjas is the plural of manja.

Words near manjas in the dictionary

  1. manjacks
  2. manjak
  3. manjakani
  4. Manjarrez
  5. Manjarrezes
  6. manjas
  7. manjee
  8. manjeel
  9. manjeels
  10. manjees
  11. Manjeri

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