खर्जु

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit खर्जु (kharju). Doublet of खुजली (khujlī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʰəɾ.d͡ʒuː/, [kʰɐɾ.d͡ʒuː]

Noun

खर्जु • (kharju) f (Urdu spelling کَھرْجُو)

1. (rare, formal) itching

   Synonym: खुजली (khujlī)

Declension

Declension of खर्जु (fem u-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खर्जु kharju	खर्जुएँ kharjuẽ
oblique	खर्जु kharju	खर्जुओं kharjuõ
vocative	खर्जु kharju	खर्जुओ kharjuo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “खर्जु”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• খৰ্জু (Assamese script)
• ᬔᬃᬚᬸ (Balinese script)
• খর্জু (Bengali script)
• 𑰏𑰨𑰿𑰕𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀔𑀭𑁆𑀚𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• ခရ်္ဇု (Burmese script)
• ખર્જુ (Gujarati script)
• ਖਰੑਜੁ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌖𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁 (Grantha script)
• ꦑꦂꦗꦸ (Javanese script)
• 𑂎𑂩𑂹𑂔𑂳 (Kaithi script)
• ಖರ್ಜು (Kannada script)
• ខជ៌ុ (Khmer script)
• ຂຣ຺ຊຸ (Lao script)
• ഖര്ജു (Malayalam script)
• ᡘᠠᡵᡯᡠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘏𑘨𑘿𑘕𑘳 (Modi script)
• ᠻᠠᠷᠽᠤ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦯𑧈𑧠𑦵𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐏𑐬𑑂𑐖𑐸 (Newa script)
• ଖର୍ଜୁ (Odia script)
• ꢓꢬ꣄ꢙꢸ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆒𑆫𑇀𑆘𑆶 (Sharada script)
• 𑖏𑖨𑖿𑖕𑖲 (Siddham script)
• ඛර්‍ජු (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩝𑩼 𑪙𑩣𑩒 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚋𑚤𑚶𑚑𑚰 (Takri script)
• க²ர்ஜு (Tamil script)
• ఖర్జు (Telugu script)
• ขรฺชุ (Thai script)
• ཁ་རྫུ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒐𑒩𑓂𑒖𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨌𑨫𑩇𑨥𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʰɐɾ.d͡ʑu/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɐɾ.d͡ʑu/

Noun

खर्जु • (kharju) stem, f

1. scratching, itching, itch, scab
2. a kind of insect, worm
3. the wild date tree

Declension

Feminine u-stem declension of खर्जु (kharju)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	खर्जुः kharjuḥ	खर्जू kharjū	खर्जवः kharjavaḥ
Vocative	खर्जो kharjo	खर्जू kharjū	खर्जवः kharjavaḥ
Accusative	खर्जुम् kharjum	खर्जू kharjū	खर्जूः kharjūḥ
Instrumental	खर्ज्वा kharjvā	खर्जुभ्याम् kharjubhyām	खर्जुभिः kharjubhiḥ
Dative	खर्जवे / खर्ज्वै¹ kharjave / kharjvai¹	खर्जुभ्याम् kharjubhyām	खर्जुभ्यः kharjubhyaḥ
Ablative	खर्जोः / खर्ज्वाः¹ / खर्ज्वै² kharjoḥ / kharjvāḥ¹ / kharjvai²	खर्जुभ्याम् kharjubhyām	खर्जुभ्यः kharjubhyaḥ
Genitive	खर्जोः / खर्ज्वाः¹ / खर्ज्वै² kharjoḥ / kharjvāḥ¹ / kharjvai²	खर्ज्वोः kharjvoḥ	खर्जूनाम् kharjūnām
Locative	खर्जौ / खर्ज्वाम्¹ kharjau / kharjvām¹	खर्ज्वोः kharjvoḥ	खर्जुषु kharjuṣu
Notes	¹Later Sanskrit ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Assamese: খজুলি (khozuli), খজুটি (khozuti)
• Hindi: खुजली (khujlī),
• Punjabi: ਖੁਰਚ (khurac), ਖੁਰਕ (khurak)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “खर्जु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 337, column 3.