काजळ

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘰𑘕𑘯 (kājaḷa), from Prakrit 𑀓𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀮 / कज्जल / ಕಜ್ಜಲ (kajjala), from Sanskrit कज्जल (kajjala). Compare Gujarati કાજળ (kājaḷ), કાજળી (kājaḷī), Hindustani کَاجَل (kājal) / काजल (kājal), Saurashtra ꢒꢙꢾꢭꢸ (kajelu), Sindhi ڪَجَلُ / कजलु / 𑊺𑋂𑋚𑋣 (kajalu), Nepali गाजल (gājal), Maithili काजर (kājar) / 𑒏𑒰𑒖𑒩 (kājara), Bengali কাজল (kajol), Assamese কাজল (kazol).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.d͡zəɭ̆/
  • Hyphenation: का‧ज़ळ
  • Rhymes: -əɭ̆

Noun

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काज़ळ (kāj̈aḷn (feminine काज़ळी)

  1. collyrium, kajal, kohl

Further reading

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “काजळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary[1], New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 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
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “काजळ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 661.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kajjala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 130