ਕਾਜ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit कार्य (kārya). Doublet of ਕਾਰਜ (kāraj), a semi-learned form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /käːd͡ʒə̆/

Noun

ਕਾਜ • (kāj) m (Shahmukhi spelling کاج)

1. work, task, affair
2. purpose, function
3. buttonhole

Further reading

• “ਕਾਜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕਾਜ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.