کھجلی
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀔𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀆 (*khajjuliā), from Sanskrit खर्जु (kharju, “itching”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). Cognate with Assamese খজুলি (khozuli). Doublet of کھاج (khāj) and کَھرْجُو (kharjū).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /kʰʊd͡ʒ.liː/, /kʰə.d͡ʒʊ.liː/
Noun edit
کُھجْلِی or کَھجُلِی • (khujlī or khajulī) f (Hindi spelling खुजली)
Declension edit
| Declension of کھجلی | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | کُھجْلی (khujlī) | کُھجْلیاں (khujliyā̃) |
| oblique | کُھجْلی (khujlī) | کُھجْلیوں (khujliyō̃) |
| vocative | کُھجْلی (khujlī) | کُھجْلیو (khujliyō) |
| Declension of کھجلی | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | کَھجُلی (khajulī) | کَھجُلیاں (khajuliyā̃) |
| oblique | کَھجُلی (khajulī) | کَھجُلیوں (khajuliyō̃) |
| vocative | کَھجُلی (khajulī) | کَھجُلیو (khajuliyō) |
Further reading edit
- Platts, John T. (1884) “khujlī”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 872
- “کھجلی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.