کلیجا
Urdu
Etymology
From Sanskrit कालेय (kāleya). Compare Bhojpuri 𑂍𑂩𑂵𑂔𑂰 (karejā), Magahi 𑂍𑂩𑂵𑂔 (karej), Assamese কলিজা (koliza), Marathi काळीज (kāḷīj), Bengali কল্জে, কলিজা (kôlje, kôlija).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /kə.leː.d͡ʒɑː/
Noun
کلیجا • (kalejā) m (Hindi spelling कलेजा)
- (metaphorically) heart
- اس کے پاس پتھر کا کلیجا ہے۔
- uske pās patthar kā kalejā hai
- He has a heart of stone.
- تم میرے کلیجے کا ٹکڑا ہو۔
- tum mere kaleje kā ṭukṛā ho.
- You are very dear to my heart.
- (literally, “You are a piece of my heart.”)
- (organ) liver
Usage notes
- While کلیجا technically refers to the liver organ, it has various other meanings (heart, mind, courage, etc.) when commonly used.
- کلیجا is usually applied to the liver of a human being; the feminine form کلیجی being used for the liver of an animal.
Declension
| Declension of کلیجا | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | کلیجا (kalejā) | کلیجے (kaleje) |
| oblique | کلیجے (kaleje) | کلیجوں (kalejõ) |
| vocative | کلیجے (kaleje) | کلیجو (kalejo) |
Synonyms
- جگر (jigar)
Related terms
- کلیجی (kalejī)
References
- “کلیجا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “کلیجا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.