𑀓𑀚𑁆𑀚

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कार्य (kāryà).

Adjective

𑀓𑀚𑁆𑀚 (kajja) (Devanagari कज्ज)

1. fit to be done, possible to be done

Noun

𑀓𑀚𑁆𑀚 (kajja) n (Devanagari कज्ज)

1. action, work
2. reason, purpose, intent, objective

Descendants

• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Bengali: কাজ (kaj)
  • Early Assamese: কায (kajo)
    • Assamese: কাজ (kaz)
• Maharastri Prakrit:
  • Old Marathi: काज (kāja)
• Sauraseni Prakrit:
  • Gujarati: કાજ (kāj)
  • Hindi: काज (kāj)

Further reading

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “कज्ज”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kajja”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press