खुजली

Hindi

Etymology

Variant of खजुली (khajulī) (now rare); inherited from Prakrit *𑀔𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀆 (*khajjuliā), from Sanskrit खर्जु (kharju, “itching”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). Cognate with Assamese খজুলি (khozuli). Doublet of खाज (khāj) and खर्जु (kharju).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʰʊd͡ʒ.liː/

Noun

खुजली • (khujlī) f (Urdu spelling کُھجْلی)

1. an itch

   खुजली करना ― khujlī karnā ― to itch (transitive)

2. the act of itching
3. (idiomatic) desire, want

Declension

Declension of खुजली (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खुजली khujlī	खुजलियाँ khujliyā̃
oblique	खुजली khujlī	खुजलियों khujliyõ
vocative	खुजली khujlī	खुजलियो khujliyo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “खुजली”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 133.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “खुजली”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1117
• Platts, John T. (1884) “खुजली”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 872
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खुजली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 239
• “खुजली”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.