अखज

Hindi

Etymology

Derived from Prakrit 𑀅𑀔𑀚𑁆𑀚 (akhajja), from Sanskrit अखाद्य (akhādya). The second short vowel is unexpected, since the geminate jj should result in *अखाज (akhāj). Related to खाजा (khājā, “Khaja”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.kʰəd͡ʒ/, [ɐ.kʰɐd͡ʒ]

Adjective

अखज • (akhaj)

1. unfit to be eaten
2. distasteful

Noun

अखज • (akhaj) m

1. (by extension) ill-will, hostility
   • 2008 January 1, Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, Pandit Nehru Aur Anya Mahapurush, Lokbharti Prakashan, →ISBN, page 132:

     और यह सब इसलिए नहीं कि किसी को किसी से अखज या वैर था...

     aur yah sab islie nahī̃ ki kisī ko kisī se akhaj yā vair thā...

     And all that not because one had enmity or ill-will for the other...

Derived terms

• अखज-अदावत (akhaj-adāvat)

 

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अखज”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अखज”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha