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Urdu
Etymology
From Sanskrit कालेय (kāleya). Compare Bhojpuri 𑂍𑂩𑂵𑂔𑂰 (karejā), Magahi 𑂍𑂩𑂵𑂔 (karej), Assamese কলিজা (koliza), Marathi काळीज (kāḷīj), Bengali কল্জে, কলিজা (kolje, kolija), Punjabi کالجا (kāljā).
Pronunciation
Noun
کَلیجا • (kalejā) m (Hindi spelling कलेजा)
- (metaphorically) heart
اس کے پاس پتھر کا کلیجا ہے۔- uske pās patthar kā kalejā hai
- He has a heart of stone.
تم میرے کلیجے کا ٹکڑا ہو۔- tum mere kaleje kā ṭukṛā ho.
- You are very dear to my heart.
- (literally, “You are a piece of my heart.”)
- (organ) liver
Usage notes
- While کلیجا technically refers to the liver organ, it has various other meanings (heart, mind, courage, etc.) when commonly used.
- کلیجا is usually applied to the liver of a human being; the feminine form کلیجی being used for the liver of an animal.
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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کلیجا (kalejā)
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کلیجے (kaleje)
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| oblique
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کلیجے (kaleje)
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کلیجوں (kalejõ)
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| vocative
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کلیجے (kaleje)
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کلیجو (kalejo)
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Synonyms
References
- “کلیجا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “کلیجا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.