Manja
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A glass-coated string 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."
Synonyms
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More examples"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."
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi मांजा (māñjā).