काळजी

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Marathi

Etymology

Cognate with Gujarati કાળજી (kāḷjī), Kannada ಕಾಳಜಿ (kāḷaji). Doublet of काळीज (kāḷīj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɭ̆.d͡ʑi/,
  • Hyphenation: काळ‧जी
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

काळजी (kāḷjīf

  1. care, concern, anxiety
    Synonyms: चिंता (cintā), फिकीर (phikīr)

Declension

Declension of काळजी (fem ī-stem)
direct
singular
काळजी
kāḷjī
direct
plural
काळज्या
kāḷjyā
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
काळजी
kāḷjī
काळज्या
kāḷjyā
oblique
सामान्यरूप
काळजी
kāḷjī
काळज्यां-
kāḷjyān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
काळजीला
kāḷjīlā
काळज्यांना
kāḷjyānnā
ergative काळजीने, काळजीनं
kāḷjīne, kāḷjīna
काळज्यांनी
kāḷjyānnī
instrumental काळजीशी
kāḷjīśī
काळज्यांशी
kāḷjyānśī
locative
सप्तमी
काळजीत
kāḷjīt
काळज्यांत
kāḷjyāt
vocative
संबोधन
काळजी
kāḷjī
काळज्यांनो
kāḷjyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of काळजी (fem ī-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
काळजीचा
kāḷjīċā
काळजीचे
kāḷjīċe
काळजीची
kāḷjīcī
काळजीच्या
kāḷjīcā
काळजीचे, काळजीचं
kāḷjīċe, kāḷjīċa
काळजीची
kāḷjīcī
काळजीच्या
kāḷjīcā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
काळज्यांचा
kāḷjyānċā
काळज्यांचे
kāḷjyānċe
काळज्यांची
kāḷjyāñcī
काळज्यांच्या
kāḷjyāncā
काळज्यांचे, काळज्यांचं
kāḷjyānċe, kāḷjyānċa
काळज्यांची
kāḷjyāñcī
काळज्यांच्या
kāḷjyāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “काळजी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “काळजी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “काळजी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kālēyaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press