काजी

See also: क़ाज़ी

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɑː.d͡ʒiː/, [käː.d͡ʒiː]

Noun

काजी • (kājī) m

1. Alternative spelling of क़ाज़ी (qāzī)

Marwari

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قاضی (qāzī), from Arabic قَاضٍ (qāḍin).

Noun

काजी (kājī) m

1. (Islam) qadi

Further reading

• “काजी”, in Marwari Dictionary, SIL International, 2015
• “काजी”, in राजस्थानी सबदकोस [rājasthānī sabadkos], charans.org, 2025
• Lalas, Sitaram (2013) “काजी”, in राजस्थानी सबद कोस: राजस्थानी-हिन्दी वृहद् कोश [rājasthānī sabad kos: rājasthānī-hindī vŕhad koś] (in Hindi), 2^nd edition, Jodhpur: चौपासनी शिक्षा समिती [caupāsnī śikṣā samitī].

Nepali

Etymology

Probably from Sanskrit कार्यी (kāryī, “functionary”), from कार्य (kārya, “function”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kä(d)zi]
• Phonetic Devanagari: काजि

Noun

काजी • (kājī) m

1. initially, the functionary (wazir/prime minister) in the Gorkha kingdom
2. later, a rank of noble class of Bharadars (Lords) in the Gorkha kingdom and later in Kingdom of Nepal
3. A title of dignity taken by noble Bharadars