آج کل

Urdu

Etymology

From آج (āj, “today”) +‎ کل (kal, “tomorrow; yesterday”). Compare Punjabi اَجّ کَلّ (ajj kall) / ਅੱਜਕੱਲ (ajjakalla).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɑːd͡ʒ kəl/
• Rhymes: -əl

Adverb

آج کَل • (āj kal) (Hindi spelling आज कल)

1. nowadays

References

• “آج+کل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “آج+کل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.