کھجلی

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Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀔𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀆 (*khajjuliā), from Sanskrit खर्जु (kharju, itching) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). Cognate with Assamese খজুলি (khozuli). Doublet of کھاج (khāj) and کَھرْجُو (kharjū).

Pronunciation

Noun

کُھجْلِی or کَھجُلِی (khujlī or khajulīf (Hindi spelling खुजली)

  1. an itch
  2. the act of itching
  3. (idiomatic) desire, want

Declension

    Declension of کھجلی
singular plural
direct کُھجْلی (khujlī) کُھجْلِیاں (khujliyā̃)
oblique کُھجْلی (khujlī) کُھجْلِیوں (khujliyō̃)
vocative کُھجْلی (khujlī) کُھجْلِیو (khujliyō)
    Declension of کھجلی
singular plural
direct کَھجُلی (khajulī) کَھجُلِیاں (khajuliyā̃)
oblique کَھجُلی (khajulī) کَھجُلِیوں (khajuliyō̃)
vocative کَھجُلی (khajulī) کَھجُلِیو (khajuliyō)

Further reading

  • Platts, John T. (1884) “khujlī”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 872
  • کھجلی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.