An alternative or variant spelling of 'ganja' or 'gunja'; cannabis or marijuana, particularly in Indian English or regional variants.
From Sanskrit 'gañjā' (cannabis plant), reflecting the word's origin in South Asian languages. 'Gunj' is an alternate romanization of the same Sanskrit root, appearing in various English texts from India and adjacent regions.
The word 'ganja' traveled from Sanskrit through Hindi, Persian, and Arabic before reaching English via trade routes—following this one word shows you the entire history of global cannabis contact and multilingual borrowing.
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