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Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀚𑁆𑀚 (kajja), from Sanskrit कार्य (kārya). Doublet of कार्य (kārya).
Noun
काज • (kāj) m (Urdu spelling کاج)
- task, work
- Synonym: काम (kām)
- goal, purpose
Declension
Declension of काज (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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काज
kāj
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काज
kāj
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| oblique
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काज
kāj
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काजों
kājõ
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| vocative
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काज
kāj
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काजो
kājo
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Portuguese casa. Cognate with Bengali কাজ-ঘর (kaj-ghor).
Noun
काज • (kāj) m (Urdu spelling کاج)
- buttonhole
Declension
Declension of काज (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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काज
kāj
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काज
kāj
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| oblique
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काज
kāj
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काजों
kājõ
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| vocative
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काज
kāj
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काजो
kājo
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References
Old Awadhi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit कज्ज (kajja), from Sanskrit कार्य (kāryà).
Noun
काज (kāja)
- work, task
c. 1500s CE,
Tulsīdās,
Hanumān Cālīsā :
- दुर्गम काज जगत के जेते।
सुगम अनुग्रह तुम्हरे तेते॥- durgama kāja jagata ke jete.
sugama anugraha tumhare tete. - All the arduous tasks in the world
Are rendered easy by thy grace.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- কাজ (Assamese script)
- ᬓᬵᬚ (Balinese script)
- কাজ (Bengali script)
- 𑰎𑰯𑰕 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀓𑀸𑀚 (Brahmi script)
- ကာဇ (Burmese script)
- કાજ (Gujarati script)
- ਕਾਜ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌕𑌾𑌜 (Grantha script)
- ꦏꦴꦗ (Javanese script)
- 𑂍𑂰𑂔 (Kaithi script)
- ಕಾಜ (Kannada script)
- កាជ (Khmer script)
- ກາຊ (Lao script)
- കാജ (Malayalam script)
- ᡬᠠ᠊ᠠᡯᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘎𑘰𑘕 (Modi script)
- ᢉᠠᢗᠽᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦮𑧑𑦵 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐎𑐵𑐖 (Newa script)
- କାଜ (Odia script)
- ꢒꢵꢙ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆑𑆳𑆘 (Sharada script)
- 𑖎𑖯𑖕 (Siddham script)
- කාජ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩜𑩛𑩣 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚊𑚭𑚑 (Takri script)
- காஜ (Tamil script)
- కాజ (Telugu script)
- กาช (Thai script)
- ཀཱ་ཛ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒏𑒰𑒖 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨋𑨊𑨥 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
काज • (kāja) stem, n
- a wooden hammer
Declension
References