काळीज
Marathi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Marathi काळज (kāḷaj̈), from Sanskrit कालेय (kāleya, “liver”). Doublet of काळजी (kāḷjī). Cognate with Hindi कलेजा (kalejā). Compare Telugu కాలేయము (kālēyamu), కారిజము (kārijamu).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
काळीज • (kāḷīj̈) n
- the liver
- Synonym: यकृत (yakŕt)
- (figuratively) the heart
- Synonym: हृदय (hŕday)
Usage notes edit
- While काळीज (kāḷīj̈) technically refers to the liver organ (see यकृत (yakŕt)), it has various other meanings (heart, mind, courage, etc.) when commonly used.
References edit
- Berntsen, Maxine, “काळीज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “काळीज”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “काळीज”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kālēyaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press