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Hindi
Etymology
Variant of खजुली (khajulī) (now rare); inherited from Prakrit *𑀔𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀆 (*khajjuliā), from Sanskrit खर्जु (kharju, “itching”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). Cognate with Assamese খজুলি (khozuli). Doublet of खाज (khāj) and खर्जु (kharju).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʰʊd͡ʒ.liː/
Noun
खुजली • (khujlī) f (Urdu spelling کُھجْلی)
- an itch
- खुजली मरना ― khujlī marnā ― to itch (transitive)
- the act of itching
- (idiomatic) desire, want
Declension
Declension of खुजली (fem ī-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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खुजली
khujlī
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खुजलियाँ
khujliyā̃
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| oblique
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खुजली
khujlī
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खुजलियों
khujliyõ
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| vocative
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खुजली
khujlī
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खुजलियो
khujliyo
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References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “खुजली”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 133.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “खुजली”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1117
- Platts, John T. (1884) “खुजली”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 872
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खुजली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 239
- “खुजली”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.