काजल

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀮 (kajjala), from Sanskrit कज्जल (kajjala). Doublet of कजरा (kajrā). Cognate with Bengali কাজল (kajol).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɑː.d͡ʒəl/, [käː.d͡ʒɐl]

Noun

काजल • (kājal) m (Urdu spelling کاجل)

1. collyrium; kohl, kajal (when applied on the eyes)

   Synonyms: अंजन (añjan), सुरमा (surmā)

Declension

Declension of काजल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	काजल kājal	काजल kājal
oblique	काजल kājal	काजलों kājalõ
vocative	काजल kājal	काजलो kājalo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “काजल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press