काज
Awadhi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit कज्ज (kajja), Sanskrit कार्य (kāryà).
Noun
काज (kāj)
- work, task
- 16th century, Goswami Tulsidas, Hanumān Cālīsā :
- दुर्गम काज जगत के जेते।
सुगम अनुग्रह तुम्हरे तेते॥- durgam kāj jagat ke jete.
sugam anugrah tumhare tete. - All the arduous tasks in the world
Are rendered easy by thy grace.
- durgam kāj jagat ke jete.
- दुर्गम काज जगत के जेते।
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kɑːd͡ʒ/, [käːd͡ʒ]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀚𑁆𑀚 (kajja), from Sanskrit कार्य (kārya). Doublet of कार्य (kārya).
Noun
काज • (kāj) m (Urdu spelling کاج)
- task, work
- Synonym: काम (kām)
- goal, purpose
Declension
Declension of काज (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | काज kāj | काज kāj |
oblique | काज kāj | काजों kājõ |
vocative | काज kāj | काजो kājo |
Derived terms
- कामकाज (kāmkāj)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Portuguese casa. Cognate with Bengali কাজ-ঘর (kaj-ghôrô).
Noun
काज • (kāj) m (Urdu spelling کاج)
- buttonhole
Declension
Declension of काज (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
direct | काज kāj | काज kāj |
oblique | काज kāj | काजों kājõ |
vocative | काज kāj | काजो kājo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “काज”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬓᬵᬚ (Balinese script)
- কাজ (Assamese script)
- কাজ (Bengali script)
- 𑰎𑰯𑰕 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀓𑀸𑀚 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌕𑌾𑌜 (Grantha script)
- કાજ (Gujarati script)
- ਕਾਜ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦏꦴꦗ (Javanese script)
- កាជ (Khmer script)
- ಕಾಜ (Kannada script)
- ກາຊ (Lao script)
- കാജ (Malayalam script)
- 𑘎𑘰𑘕 (Modi script)
- ᢉᠠᢗᠽᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- ᡬᠠ᠊ᠠᡯᠠ (Manchu script)
- ကာဇ (Burmese script)
- 𑦮𑧑𑦵 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐎𑐵𑐖 (Newa script)
- କାଜ (Oriya script)
- ꢒꢵꢙ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆑𑆳𑆘 (Sharada script)
- 𑖎𑖯𑖕 (Siddham script)
- කාජ (Sinhalese script)
- కాజ (Telugu script)
- กาช (Thai script)
- ཀཱ་ཛ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒏𑒰𑒖 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /kɑː.d͡ʑɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkɑː.d͡ʑɐ/
Noun
काज • (kāja) n
- a wooden hammer
Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of काज (kāja) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | काजम् kājam | काजे kāje | काजानि / काजा¹ kājāni / kājā¹ |
Vocative | काज kāja | काजे kāje | काजानि / काजा¹ kājāni / kājā¹ |
Accusative | काजम् kājam | काजे kāje | काजानि / काजा¹ kājāni / kājā¹ |
Instrumental | काजेन kājena | काजाभ्याम् kājābhyām | काजैः / काजेभिः¹ kājaiḥ / kājebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | काजाय kājāya | काजाभ्याम् kājābhyām | काजेभ्यः kājebhyaḥ |
Ablative | काजात् kājāt | काजाभ्याम् kājābhyām | काजेभ्यः kājebhyaḥ |
Genitive | काजस्य kājasya | काजयोः kājayoḥ | काजानाम् kājānām |
Locative | काजे kāje | काजयोः kājayoḥ | काजेषु kājeṣu |
Notes |
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References
- Monier Williams (1899), “काज”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 268.