काजळ
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘰𑘕𑘯 (kājaḷa), from Prakrit 𑀓𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀮 / कज्जल / ಕಜ್ಜಲ (kajjala), from Sanskrit कज्जल (kajjala). Compare Gujarati કાજળ (kājaḷ), કાજળી (kājaḷī), Hindustani کَاجَل / काजल (kājal), Saurashtra ꢒꢙꢾꢭꢸ (kajelu), Sindhi ڪَجَلُ / कजलु / 𑊺𑋂𑋚𑋣 (kajalu), Nepali गाजल (gājal), Maithili काजर (kājar) / 𑒏𑒰𑒖𑒩 (kājara), Bengali কাজল (kajôlô), Assamese কাজল (kazol).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.d͡zəɭ̆/
- Hyphenation: का‧ज़ळ
- Rhymes: -əɭ̆
Noun
काज़ळ • (kāj̈aḷ) n (feminine काज़ळी)
- collyrium, kajal, kohl
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “काजळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 23.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “काजळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 150
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “काजळ”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala, page 661.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kajjala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 130